North Kayong Regency

North Kayong Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 4,568.26 km², and had a population of 95,594 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 98,866. The principal town lies in Sukadana. The nearest airport is Ketapang Airport.

North Kayong Regency Kabupaten Kayong Utara
Regency
From top to bottom: Datok Island Beach and Dragon dance liong at Sukadana
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Location within West Kalimantan
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Coordinates: 0.9226°S 110.0450°E / -0.9226; 110.0450
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Kalimantan
Capital	Sukadana
Government
• Regent	Citra Duani
• Vice Regent	Effendi Ahmad
Area
• Total	4,568.26 km^2 (1,763.82 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	98,866
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 535
Website	kayongutarakab.go.id

History

North Kayong Regency was created in 2007, following a central government decision to split the area off from the Ketapang Regency.

Administrative Districts

The North Kayong Regency consists of five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and their administrative centres:

District	Population 2010 Census[3]
Pulau Maya Karimata (Karimata Islands)	16,619
Sukadana	21,407
Simpang Hilir	28,249
Teluk Batang	19,147
Seponti	10,172

Economy

The main industries consists in the production of palm oil, rubber and wood.

Education

The current political leadership has made commitments to provide free education and health care to all residents and primary and secondary school fees that are paid elsewhere in Indonesia have been waived. There are no institutes of higher education. The Regency is currently developing a polytechnic.

Health

The local government provides free public health care through clinics throughout the province, including a ‘floating clinic’ based on a boat to serve the islands off the west coast of the regency. A privately run clinic is operated by the NGO ASRI in Sukadana town. The nearest hospitals are in the neighboring regency of Ketapang.

Demographics

Chinese lion dance at Chinese temple

North Kayong has a minority population of Chinese with the majority being native. Most Chinese residents in North Kayong are of either Teochew or Hakka. The native Indonesians living there are mainly of Malay descent. In regards to speech, most citizens of North Kayong incorporate a type of Malay accent in their Indonesian, which is somewhat similar to that used in Malaysia.

Transportation

The nearest airport is Rahadi Osman Ketapang. The airport has some connecting flights to Pontianak, Semarang via Pangkalan Bun, and Jakarta. Boats from Sukadana, Teluk Melano and Teluk Batang run daily to Pontianak.

Places

• Gunung Palung National Park, a beautiful rainforest park that can be reached from Sukadana.
• Datok Island beach

Hotels

The largest hotel is the Makhota Kayong in Sukadana.

References

1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.