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Mempawah Regency

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Mempawah Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Mempawah

| native_name_lang = id

| image_skyline =

| image_alt =

| image_caption =

| type = Regency

| image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Mempawah.tif

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| motto = Maju dengan Ilmu
Forward with knowledge

| image_map = Pontianak Kabupaten.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location within West Kalimantan

| coordinates = {{coord|0.2500|N|109.1667|E|source:wikidata|display=inline}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = West Kalimantan

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Mempawah

| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = Erlina

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = Juli Suryadi Burdadi

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 1935.42

| elevation_min_m =

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| population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate

| population_total = 316728

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Mempawah Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6104)

| timezone1 = IWST

| utc_offset1 = +7

| website = {{url|mempawahkab.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

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Mempawah Regency (formerly called the Pontianak Regency) is a regency of West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. Originally including a wider area of West Kalimantan, this Pontianak Regency was reduced on 4 October 1999 by the north-eastern districts (formerly the majority of the regency's land area) being removed to form a new Landak Regency, and was further reduced on 17 July 2007 by its southern districts cut out to create a new Kubu Raya Regency. Since 2007 the residual regency (renamed Mempawah Regency in 2014) covers 1,935.42 km2, and had a population of 234,021 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 301,560 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 316,728 (comprising 161,964 males and 154,764 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Mempawah Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6104) The administrative centre is at the town of Mempawah.

History

On 5 February 1963, the administrative centre of Pontianak Regency was moved from Pontianak to Mempawah based on Minister of General Government and Regional Autonomy Decree No. Des.52/1/9-11 (Surat Keputusan Menteri Pemerintahan Umum Otonomi Daerah Nomor Des.52/1/9-11).

Based on Government Regulation No. 58 of 2014 (Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 58 Tahun 2014), Pontianak Regency was formally renamed Mempawah Regency after the name of its administrative centre.{{cite web |url=http://pontianak.tribunnews.com/2014/09/14/nama-kabupaten-pontianak-resmi-diganti-jadi-kabupaten-mempawah |title=Nama Kabupaten Pontianak Resmi Diganti Jadi Kabupaten Mempawah |date=September 14, 2014}}

Administrative districts

When Pontianak Regency was originally created, it consists into the districts of Sungai Kunyit, Mempawah Hilir, Sungai Pinyuh, Toho, Siantan, Mandor, Menjalin, Mempawah Hulu, Menyuke, Sengah Temila, Air Besar, Ngabang, Sungai Raya, Sungai Kakap, Kubu, Terentang, Teluk Pakedai and Batu Ampar. On 1 April 1961, a new district named Sungai Ambawang was established from the northern part of Sungai Raya district. On 17 June 1996, Meranti district was established by split off from the northeastern part of Menyuke district. On 25 March 1999, three new districts were established (Kuala Mandor B was cut out from the northern part of Sungai Ambawang district, Kuala Behe and Sebangki districts were cut out from the southern parts of Air Besar and Sengah Temila districts, respectively). When Landak Regency was established in the same year, the north-eastern districts (including Kuala Behe and Sebangki, which were established few months earlier) were became part of the newly-created regency.

In 2001, a new district named Rasau Jaya was established from the eastern part of Sungai Kakap district. In 2005, two new districts were established (Segedong district was split off from the northern part of Siantan district and Anjongan district was split off from the north-eastern part of Sungai Pinyuh district). The following year, another two districts were created (Sadaniang district was cut out from the western part Toho and Mempawah Timur was cut out from the eastern part of Mempawah Hilir).

Since the separation of the southern parts of the former Pontianak Regency on 17 July 2007 to form the new Kubu Raya Regency, the residual area - in 2014 renamed as Mempawah Regency - consists of nine 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 Mempawah Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6104) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 60 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

class="sortable wikitable"
Kode
Wilayah|| Name of
District
(kecamatan)

!Year
formed|| Area
in
km2 || Pop'n
Census
2010 || Pop'n
Census
2020 || Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024 ||Admin
centre|| No.
of
villages ||Post
code

61.02.08Siantan (Jongkat)—align="right" |290.93align="right"|40,360align="right"|50,275align="right"|52,110Jungkatalign="center"|578352
61.02.15Segedong2007
(from Siantan)		align="right" |273.45align="right"|20,249align="right"|26,149align="right"|27,480Parit Bugisalign="center"|678351
61.02.07Sungai Pinyuh
(Pinyuh River)		—align="right" |171.11align="right"|47,311align="right"|61,352align="right"|64,580Sungai Pinyuhalign="center"|9 (a)78354
61.02.16Anjongan2005
(from Sungai Pinyuh)		align="right" |124.28align="right"|16,628align="right"|20,878align="right"|21,710Anjungan Melancaralign="center"|5 (b)78353
61.02.01Mempawah Hilir
(Lower Mempawah)		—align="right" |154.73align="right"|34,328align="right"|44,936align="right"|47,480Terusanalign="center"|8 (c)78911
-78919
61.02.18Mempawah Timur
(East Mempawah)		2006
(from Mempawah Hilir)		align="right" |120.39align="right"|25,220align="right"|33,761align="right"|35,980Antibaralign="center"|8 (d)78915
& 78919
61.02.12Sungai Kunyit
(Kunyit River)		—align="right" |129.23align="right"|22,069align="right"|28,380align="right"|29,780Sungai Kunyit Lautalign="center"|1278371
61.02.06Toho—align="right" |226.01align="right"|17,724align="right"|23,613align="right"|25,120Pak Lahengalign="center"|878360
61.02.17Sadaniang2006
(from Toho)		align="right" |445.30align="right"|10,132align="right"|12,216align="right"|12,500Pentekalign="center"|678361
Totalsalign="right" |1,935.42align="right"|234,012align="right"|301,560align="right"|316,728Mempawahalign="center"|67

Notes: (a) including the kelurahan of Sungai Pinyuh. (b) including the kelurahan of Anjungan Melancar.
(c) including the 3 kelurahan of TYerusan, Tanjung and Tengah. (d) including the 2 kelurahan of Pasir Wan Salim and Pulau Pedalaman.

Climate

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|location = Mempawah (1991−2020 normals)

|Jan high C = 31.0

|Feb high C = 31.1

|Mar high C = 31.4

|Apr high C = 31.6

|May high C = 31.8

|Jun high C = 31.7

|Jul high C = 31.6

|Aug high C = 31.7

|Sep high C = 31.5

|Oct high C = 31.3

|Nov high C = 31.1

|Dec high C = 30.9

| year high C = 31.4

|Jan mean C = 27.5

|Feb mean C = 27.6

|Mar mean C = 28.1

|Apr mean C = 28.6

|May mean C = 28.9

|Jun mean C = 28.7

|Jul mean C = 28.1

|Aug mean C = 28.3

|Sep mean C = 28.1

|Oct mean C = 27.9

|Nov mean C = 27.9

|Dec mean C = 27.7

| year mean C = 28.1

|Jan low C = 23.9

|Feb low C = 23.9

|Mar low C = 24.0

|Apr low C = 24.2

|May low C = 24.4

|Jun low C = 24.2

|Jul low C = 23.8

|Aug low C = 23.8

|Sep low C = 23.9

|Oct low C = 24.0

|Nov low C = 24.1

|Dec low C = 24.1

| year low C = 24.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 198.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 131.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 143.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 193.6

|May precipitation mm = 227.1

|Jun precipitation mm = 189.3

|Jul precipitation mm = 183.3

|Aug precipitation mm = 136.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 198.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 252.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 274.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 280.8

| year precipitation mm = 2409.1

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 15.2

|Feb precipitation days = 11.3

|Mar precipitation days = 12.0

|Apr precipitation days = 14.2

|May precipitation days = 14.6

|Jun precipitation days = 12.3

|Jul precipitation days = 11.5

|Aug precipitation days = 9.8

|Sep precipitation days = 12.6

|Oct precipitation days = 18.0

|Nov precipitation days = 19.2

|Dec precipitation days = 18.6

|year precipitation days = 169.3

|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web

| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-5-WMO-Normals-9120/Indonesia/CSV/StasiunKlimatologiMempawah_96583.csv

| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020

| publisher = World Meteorological Organization

| access-date = 19 October 2023}}

}}

Gallery

File:LOGO KABUPATEN PONTIANAK.png|Emblem of the former Pontianak Regency (1963-2014). To prevent confusion with Pontianak City and the creation of Landak Regency and Kubu Raya Regency from its territory, the residual part of this regency was in 2014 renamed as Mempawah Regency.{{cite web |title=Siap Umumkan Nama Baru Daerah |url=https://www.mempawahkab.go.id/siap-umumkan-nama-baru-daerah |website=www.mempawahkab.go.id}}

References

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Category:Regencies of West Kalimantan

Category:Kapuas basin