Benua Kayong

Benua Kayong
District
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
Benua Kayong is located in Kalimantan
Benua Kayong
Benua Kayong
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Benua Kayong is located in Indonesia
Benua Kayong
Benua Kayong
Benua Kayong (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°51′S 109°59′E / 1.850°S 109.983°E / -1.850; 109.983
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
Area
 • Total
349.0 km2 (134.7 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
 • Total
47,729
 • Density136.8/km2 (354.2/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Benua Kayong is an administrative district (kecamatan) of Ketapang Regency (Kabupaten Ketapang), one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia.

Administration

Benua Kayong District is sub-divided into four urban communities (kelurahan, identified by asterisks * in the table below) and seven rural villages (desa), all listed below with their areas and populations as of mid 2024, together with their postcodes. Apart from the large (but mainly unpopulated) inland desa of Negeri Baru, the other villages form part of the Ketapang urban area, on the south side of the Pawan River from the town itself.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
kelurahan
or desa		Area
in
km2		Population
mid 2024
estimate		Post
code
61.04.18.1001Kauman *3.706,12578821
61.04.18.1002Mulia Kerta *22.909,16578822
61.04.18.2003Padang7.004,13678822
61.04.18.1004Tuan Tuan *22.555,85378822
61.04.18.2005Sungai Kinjil11.872,91278822
61.04.18.2006Suka Baru17.503,01278822
61.04.18.2007Baru12.804,75278822
61.04.18.2008Negeri Baru228.603,38778822
61.04.18.1009Banjar *0.521,31678822
61.04.18.2010Mekar Sari13.653,89378822
61.04.18.2011Kinjil Pesisir7.913,17878822
61.04.18Totals349.0047,729

Main sights

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Benua Kayong Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6106061)