Sukamara Regency
Sukamara Regency
Kabupaten Sukamara | |
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Great mosque of Sukamara | |
Location within Central Kalimantan | |
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 2°37′36″S 111°14′12″E / 2.6267°S 111.2368°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Kalimantan |
| Province | Central Kalimantan |
| Capital | Padang |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Masduki |
| • Vice Regent | Nur Efendi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,827 km2 (1,478 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 63,039 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 532 |
| Website | sukamarakab |
Sukamara Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sukamara) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from the former southwest part of West Kotawaringin Regency. The town of Padang (in Sukamara District) contains the administrative centre of Sukamara Regency, and had a population of 6,555 in mid 2023. The Regency covers an area of 3,827 km2, and had a population of 44,952 at the 2010 Census and 63,464 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 63,039.