Melawi Regency
Melawi Regency
Kabupaten Melawi | |
|---|---|
A river in Melawi | |
Location within West Kalimantan | |
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 0°20′10″S 111°41′53″E / 0.3361°S 111.6981°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Capital | Nanga Pinoh |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Dadi Sunarya Usfa Yursa |
| • Vice Regent | Malin |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,640.8 km2 (4,108.4 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 243,250 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 561 |
| Website | melawikab |
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 Census and 228,270 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 243,250 (comprising 124,935 males and 118,315 females). The principal town lies at Nanga Pinoh.