Melawi Regency
{{Short description|Regency in West Kalimantan, Indonesia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Melawi Regency
| native_name = Kabupaten Melawi
| native_name_lang = id
| image_skyline = Sungai KKLK.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = A river in Melawi
| type = Regency
| image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Melawi.png
| shield_alt =
| motto =
| image_map = Locator map of Melawi Regency in West Kalimantan.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location within West Kalimantan
| coordinates = {{coord|0.3361|S|111.6981|E|source:wikidata|display=inline}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Indonesia
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = West Kalimantan
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Nanga Pinoh
| leader_title = Regent
| leader_name = {{Ill|Dadi Sunarya Usfa Yursa|lt=Dadi Sunarya Usfa Yursa|id}}
| leader_title1 = Vice Regent
| leader_name1 = {{Ill|Malin (politikus)|lt=Malin|id}}
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 10640.8
| elevation_min_m =
| elevation_max_m =
| elevation_m =
| population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate
| population_total = 243250
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Melawi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6110)
| timezone1 = IWST
| utc_offset1 = +7
| website = {{url|melawikab.go.id}}
| footnotes =
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = (+62) 561
| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Kalimantan#Indonesia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
}}
Melawi Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created on 18 December 2003 from what was previously part of Sintang Regency. It covers an area of 10,640.8 km2, and had a population of 178,645 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 228,270 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 243,250 (comprising 124,935 males and 118,315 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Melawi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6110) The principal town lies at Nanga Pinoh.
Administrative districts
When Melawi Regency was established, it originally composed into seven administrative districts (kecamatan). In 2007, four new districts were created (Tanah Pinoh Barat was split off from the western part of Tanah Pinoh, Pinoh Utara and Pinoh Selatan were split off from the northern and southern parts of Nanga Pinoh, respectively, and Belimbing Hulu was split off from the southern part of Belimbing).
Melawi Regency consists of eleven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Melawi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6110) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) in each district, and its post code.
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| Kode Wilayah|| Name of District (kecamatan) || Area in km2 || Pop'n Census 2010 || Pop'n Census 2020 || Pop'n Estimate mid 2024 ||Admin centre|| No. of villages ||Post code | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.10.07 | Sokan | align="right"|1,577.2 | align="right"|14,773 | align="right"|18,710 | align="right"|19,856 | Nanga Sokan | align="center"|18 | 79675 |
| 61.10.06 | Tanah Pinoh | align="right"|739.3 | align="right"|14,178 | align="right"|18,657 | align="right"|20,096 | Kota Baru | align="center"|12 | 79674 |
| 61.10.11 | Tanah Pinoh Barat (West Tanah Pinoh) | align="right"|829.0 | align="right"|11,433 | align="right"|14,867 | align="right"|15,940 | Ulak Muid | align="center"|10 | 79676 |
| 61.10.05 | Sayan | align="right"|1,166.3 | align="right"|15,639 | align="right"|19,311 | align="right"|20,294 | Nanga Sayan | align="center"|18 | 79673 |
| 61.10.01 | Belimbing | align="right"|1,238.0 | align="right"|20,191 | align="right"|24,386 | align="right"|25,409 | Pemuar | align="center"|17 | 79671 |
| 61.10.10 | Belimbing Hulu (Upper Belimbing) | align="right"|454.0 | align="right"|8,687 | align="right"|10,818 | align="right"|11,406 | Tiong Keranjik | align="center"|8 | 79670 |
| 61.10.02 | Nanga Pinoh | align="right"|617.2 | align="right"|39,604 | align="right"|54,424 | align="right"|59,612 | Nanga Pinoh | align="center"|17 | 79672 |
| 61.10.09 | Pinoh Selatan (South Pinoh) | align="right"|931.0 | align="right"|9,974 | align="right"|12,028 | align="right"|12,525 | Manggala | align="center"|12 | 79677 |
| 61.10.08 | Pinoh Utara (North Pinoh) | align="right"|890.0 | align="right"|11,501 | align="right"|15,230 | align="right"|16,444 | Tekelak | align="center"|19 | 79678 |
| 61.10.03 | Ella Hilir (Lower Ella) | align="right"|1,136.7 | align="right"|15,280 | align="right"|18,848 | align="right"|19,799 | Nanga Ella Hilir | align="center"|19 | 79681 |
| 61.10.04 | Menukung | align="right"|1,062.1 | align="right"|17,385 | align="right"|20,991 | align="right"|21,869 | Menukung Kota | align="center"|19 | 79682 |
| Totals | align="right"|10,640.8 | align="right"|178,645 | align="right"|234,541 | align="right"|243,250 | Nanga Pinoh | align="center"|169 |
References
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