Sintang Regency
Sintang Regency
Kabupaten Sintang | |
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Sintang cathedral | |
Location within West Kalimantan | |
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 0°04′05″N 111°29′53″E / 0.06806°N 111.49806°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Regency seat | Sintang |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Gregorius Herkulanus Bala |
| • Vice Regent | Florensius Ronny |
| Area | |
• Total | 21,638.2 km2 (8,354.6 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 443,684 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 565 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.669 (Medium) |
| Website | sintang |
Sintang Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 21,638.2 km2, and had a population of 364,759 at the 2010 Census and 421,306 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 443,684 (comprising 228,753 males and 214,931 females).
Sintang Regency is one of the few Indonesian regencies having a land border with another country (in this case, with Malaysia). It is also the third largest regency in the province by land area after Kapuas Hulu Regency and Ketapang Regency. The regency was formerly the site of the Sintang Kingdom, a Hindu kingdom that later converted to Islam and which was a regional power in the interior of Borneo Island. The regency seat is located at the large town of Sintang, which with over 85,000 residents in mid 2024 is among the biggest settlements in Borneo's interior alongside Putussibau and Puruk Cahu.