Bengkayang Regency

{{Short description|Regency in West Kalimantan, Indonesia}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Bengkayang Regency | native_name = ''Kabupaten Bengkayang'' | native_name_lang = id | image_skyline = Regent Office Bengkayang.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Office building of Bengkayang Regent | type = Regency | image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Bengkayang.webp | shield_alt = | motto = ''Adil Ka' Talino'' (Fair to Others){{force singular}} | image_map = Locator map of Bengkayang Regency in West Kalimantan.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within West Kalimantan | coordinates = {{coord|1.0691|N|109.6639|E|source:wikidata|display=inline}} | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Indonesia | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = West Kalimantan | seat_type = Capital | seat = Bengkayang | leader_title1 = Regent | leader_name1 = {{Ill|Sebastianus Darwis|lt=Sebastianus Darwis|id}} | leader_title2 = Vice Regent | leader_name2 = {{Ill|Syamsul Rizal (politikus)|lt=Syamsul Rizal|id}} | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 5382.74 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_m = | population_as_of = mid 2025 estimate | population_total = 307823 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_footnotes = <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2026">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, ''Kabupaten Bengkayang Dalam Angka 2026'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6102)</ref> | timezone1 = IWST | utc_offset1 = +7 | website = {{URL|bengkayangkab.go.id}} | footnotes = | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = (+62) 562 | pushpin_map = Indonesia_Kalimantan#Indonesia | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia }} '''Bengkayang Regency''' ({{lang-zh|c=孟嘉影}}) is a regency ("''kabupaten''") in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, (on the island of Borneo). The area was originally a part of Sambas Regency, but following the expansion of the population in that area, Sambas Regency was divided into a smaller Sambas Regency and a new Bengkayang Regency on 20 April 1999, and then Singkawang City was subsequently cut out of Bengkayang Regency on 21 June 2001. The regency now covers an area of 5,382.74 km2, and had a population of 215,277 at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and 286,366 at the 2020 Census;<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 307,823 (comprising 159,583 males and 148,240 females).<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2026">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, ''Kabupaten Bengkayang Dalam Angka 2026'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6102)</ref> The administrative centre is in the town of Bengkayang.

Bengkayang is in northern West Kalimantan, sharing a border with Sarawak in Malaysia. With arable land and favourable relief, the agricultural sector is the main economic source.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kalbar.bps.go.id/Bengkayang/file/product/kda/ulasankda/ulasanpendapataneng.htm |title=Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Bengkayang Regency at market price in 2005 was 1 |accessdate=2011-06-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819061408/http://kalbar.bps.go.id/Bengkayang/file/product/kda/ulasankda/ulasanpendapataneng.htm |archivedate=2011-08-19 }}</ref> Bengkayang is also rich in natural resources.

Bengkayang is still lagging in term of economic development, but there is a hope that providing local autonomy will catalyze development. A water processing plant has been developed, so the population can enjoy access to clean water.

==Administrative districts== When Bengkayang Regency was established in 1999, it originally composed of ten districts (including three districts within the administrative city of Singkawang), with the most recent at that time being Jagoi Babang, which was split off from the northern part of Seluas district in 1996 when the regency is still part of Sambas Regency. On 21 June 2001, Singkawang was officially established as an autonomous city by splitting it off from Bengkayang Regency, reducing the number of districts of that regency to seven. In 2002, three new districts were established (Monterado District was split off from the western part of Samalantan District, Teriak District was split off from the eastern part of Bengkayang District, and Suti Semarang District was split off from the western part of Ledo District), increasing the quantity of districts back to ten. In 2004, another four new districts were established (Capkala District was cut out from the eastern part of Sungai Raya District, Sungai Betung District was cut out from the western part of Bengkayang District, Lumar District was cut out from the southern part of Ledo District, and Siding District was split off from the western part of Jagoi Babang District), increasing the number to fourteen districts. In 2006, three more districts were established (Sungai Raya Kepulauan District was split off from the northern part of Sungai Raya District, Lembah Bawang District was split off from the northern part of Samalantan District, and Tujuh Belas District was re-established by splitting off from the eastern part of Sanggau Ledo District).

The regency is thus now divided into seventeen districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011"/> and the 2020 Census,<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021"/> together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2026">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, ''Kabupaten Bengkayang Dalam Angka 2026'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6102)</ref> They are grouped below into three geographical sectors, which have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 122 rural ''desa'' and 2 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter both in Bengkayang District), 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 2025 ||Admin centre|| No. of villages ||Post code |- | 61.07.01 || Sungai Raya (Raya River) (a)||—|| align="right" |75.85||align="right"|18,333||align="right"|23,497||align="right"|24,790||Sungai Duri||align="center"|5||79272 |- | 61.07.11 || Capkala ||2004 (from Sungai Raya)|| align="right" |46.36||align="right"|7,579||align="right"|9,655||align="right"|10,156||Capkala||align="center"|6||79271 |- | 61.07.15 || Sungai Raya Kepulauan (Raya River Islands) (b) ||2006 (from Sungai Raya)|| align="right" |237.87||align="right"|20,922||align="right"|29,015||align="right"|31,802||Sungai Raya||align="center"|5||79273 |- | '''''Sub-totals''''' || ''for coastal sector'' || || align="right" |''360.08''||align="right"|''46,834''||align="right"|''62,167''||align="right"|''66,748''|| ||align="center"|''16''|| |- | 61.07.02 || Samalantan ||—|| align="right" |234.69||align="right"|18,240||align="right"|22,882||align="right"|23,892||Samalantan||align="center"|7||79280 |- | 61.07.08 || Monterado ||2002 (from Samalantan)|| align="right" |317.17||align="right"|24,453||align="right"|33,530||align="right"|36,550||Monterado||align="center"|11||79181 |- | 61.07.16 || Lembah Bawang (Onion Valley) ||2006 (from Samalantan)|| align="right" |360.80||align="right"|5,191||align="right"|6,476||align="right"|6,744||Papan Uduk||align="center"|8||79281 |- | 61.07.04 || Bengkayang (district) ||—|| align="right" |167.05||align="right"|23,764||align="right"|33,385||align="right"|36,823||Sebalo||align="center"|6 (c) ||79212 & 79213 |- | 61.07.09 || Teriak ||2002 (from Bengkayang)|| align="right" |299.70||align="right"|12,464||align="right"|17,001||align="right"|18,485||Bana||align="center"|18||79214 |- | 61.07.14 || Sungai Betung (Betung River) ||2004 (from Bengkayang)|| align="right" |182.39||align="right"|8,919||align="right"|12,193||align="right"|13,272||Suka Maju||align="center"|4||79211 |- | 61.07.03 || Ledo ||—|| align="right" |408.48||align="right"|11,076||align="right"|14,274||align="right"|15,100||Lesabela||align="center"|12||79283 |- | 61.07.10 || Suti Semarang ||2002 (from Ledo)|| align="right" |357.85||align="right"|4,579||align="right"|5,972||align="right"|6,354||Suti Semarang||align="center"|8||79288 |- | 61.07.13 || Lumar ||2004 (from Ledo)|| align="right" |373.51||align="right"|5,764||align="right"|8,111||align="right"|8,953||Tiga Berkat||align="center"|5||79282 |- | '''''Sub-totals''''' || ''for central sector'' || || align="right" |''2,701.64''||align="right"|''114,460''||align="right"|''153,824''||align="right"|''166,173''|| ||align="center"|''79''|| |- | 61.07.06 || Sanggau Ledo ||—|| align="right" |273.05||align="right"|11,198||align="right"|15,197||align="right"|16,483||Lembang||align="center"|5||79284 |- | 61.07.17 || Tujuh Belas ||2006 (from Sanggau Ledo)|| align="right" |323.13||align="right"|11,216||align="right"|15,243||align="right"|16,544||Pisak||align="center"|4||79250 |- | 61.07.05 || Seluas ||—|| align="right" |506.50||align="right"|17,051||align="right"|20,930||align="right"|21,625||Seluas||align="center"|6||79285 |- | 61.07.07 || Jagoi Babang||1996 (from Seluas)|| align="right" |655.02||align="right"|8,277||align="right"|10,848||align="right"|11,569||Jagoi||align="center"|6||79286 |- | 61.07.12 || Siding ||2004 (from Jagoi Babang)|| align="right" |563.32||align="right"|6,251||align="right"|8,157||align="right"|8,681||Hlibuie||align="center"|8||79287 |- | '''''Sub-totals''''' || ''for northern sector'' || || align="right" |''2,321.02''||align="right"|''53,983''||align="right"|''70,375''||align="right"|''74,902''|| ||align="center"|''29''|| |- | '''''Totals''''' || ''for regency'' || || align="right" |''5,382.74''||align="right"|''215,277''||align="right"|''286,366''||align="right"|''307,823''||''Bengkayang''||align="center"|''124''|| |}

Note: (a) the southern part of the regency's coastal strip. (b) the northern part of the regency's coastal strip, including 12 offshore islands. (c) comprising 2 ''kelurahan'' (Sebalo and Bumi Emas) and 4 ''desa''.

== List of Bengkayang Regents and Vice Regents == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Regent !Vice Regent !Took office !Last Office !Notice |- | rowspan="3" |Jacobus Luna | |1999 |2000 | |- |Moses Ahie |2000 |2005 |First Period |- |Suryadman Gidot |2005 |2010 |Second Period |- | rowspan="2" |Suryadman Gidot | rowspan="2" |Agustinus Naon |2010 |2015 |First Period |- |2015 |2019 |Second Period |- |Agustinus Naon | |2019 |2020 |Acting |- |Yohanes Budiman | |2020 |2020 |Acting |- |Sebastianus Darwis |Syamsul Rizal |2021 |present | |}

==Climate== Bengkayang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. {{Weather box |width = auto | location = Bengkayang | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 29.4 | Feb high C = 29.7 | Mar high C = 30.4 | Apr high C = 30.8 | May high C = 31.3 | Jun high C = 31.0 | Jul high C = 30.8 | Aug high C = 30.8 | Sep high C = 30.7 | Oct high C = 30.7 | Nov high C = 30.3 | Dec high C = 29.9

| Jan mean C = 25.7 | Feb mean C = 25.9 | Mar mean C = 26.2 | Apr mean C = 26.5 | May mean C = 26.8 | Jun mean C = 26.6 | Jul mean C = 26.3 | Aug mean C = 26.4 | Sep mean C = 26.4 | Oct mean C = 26.5 | Nov mean C = 26.3 | Dec mean C = 26.0 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 22.0 | Feb low C = 22.2 | Mar low C = 22.1 | Apr low C = 22.3 | May low C = 22.4 | Jun low C = 22.2 | Jul low C = 21.9 | Aug low C = 22.0 | Sep low C = 22.2 | Oct low C = 22.4 | Nov low C = 22.3 | Dec low C = 22.2 |rain colour=green |Jan rain mm=307 |Feb rain mm=237 |Mar rain mm=243 |Apr rain mm=268 |May rain mm=240 |Jun rain mm=172 |Jul rain mm=142 |Aug rain mm=190 |Sep rain mm=211 |Oct rain mm=307 |Nov rain mm=331 |Dec rain mm=325 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/52241/ |title = Climate: Bengkayang |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate = 24 November 2020}}</ref> }}

== Notable people ==

* Prajogo Pangestu (born 1944), business magnate, investor, philanthropist and billionaire; currently the richest person in Southeast Asia

== References == {{Reflist}}

Category:Regencies of West Kalimantan Category:States and territories established in 1999 Category:Populated places in West Kalimantan