Kuala Kapuas
Kuala Kapuas
Kota Kuala Kapuas | |
|---|---|
 Batang Garing (Tree of Life) Roundabout Monument in Kuala Kapuas | |
| Motto(s): "Tingang Menteng Panunjung Tarung" Ngaju language: "Collective willpower to actualize dignified prosperity of the people" | |
  Kuala Kapuas Location in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia  Kuala Kapuas Kuala Kapuas (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 3°00′05″S 114°23′30″E / 3.001329°S 114.391577°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Kalimantan |
| Regency | Kapuas Regency |
| District | Selat |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.94 km2 (17.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 63,550 |
| • Density | 1,209/km2 (3,130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Western Indonesian Time) |
| Postal code | 73513, 73514, 73515, and 73516 |
| Area code | +62513 |
Kuala Kapuas (abbreviated: KLK[2]) is the regency seat of Kapuas Regency and also one of the major towns in Central Kalimantan. This town is at a distance of 137 km northeast of Palangka Raya city, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province. The area of this town is mainly situated within six urban subdistricts (kelurahan) and two rural villages (desa) in the district of Selat i.e. the kelurahan of Selat Barat (West Selat), Selat Dalam (Inner Selat), Selat Tengah (Central Selat), Selat Hulu (Upper Selat), Selat Hilir (Lower Selat) and Selat Utara (North Selat), and the desa of Pulau Telo (Telo Island), and Pulau Telo Baru (New Telo Island).[3] The district's remaining two kelurahan (Murung Karamat and Panamas) form a southwesterly extension of the town; excluding these and the two desa, the total population of Kuala Kapuas as of 2019 was approximately 55,573 people,[1] which rose to 60,832 as at 2024.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of kelurahan or esa) | Pop'n Estimate mid 2024 | Post code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62.03.01.1006 | Murung Keramat (a) | 3,740 | 73512 |
| 62.03.01.1007 | Selat Hilir | 8,522 | 73513 |
| 62.03.01.1008 | Selat Tengah | 13,722 | 73514 |
| 62.03.01.1009 | Selat Hulu | 13,630 | 73515 |
| 62.03.01.1010 | Selat Dalam | 12,785 | 73516 |
| 62.03.01.2011 | Pulau Telo (desa) | 3,655 | 72516 |
| 62.03.01.1023 | Panamas (a) | 1,649 | 73514 |
| 62.03.01.1022 | Selat Barat | 7,321 | 73514 |
| 62.03.01.1021 | Selat Utara | 4,852 | 73516 |
| 62.03.01.2020 | Pulau Telo Baru (desa) | 2,272 | 73516 |
| Totals | 72,148 |
Note: (a) Murung Karamat and Panamas form a southwesterly extension of the town, the majority of whose urban area is comprised within Selat Hilir, Selay Tengah, Selat Hulu, Selat Dalam, Selat Barat and Selat Utara kelurahan.
Demographics
As of 2019, the total population of Kuala Kapuas was about 55,573 inhabitants which represented 91% of the population of Selat District and 15.6% of the entire population of Kapuas Regency. The population density of this town was approximately 1,209/km2 which was one of the highest amongst towns in Central Kalimantan. This town had 14,142 households and its average household was roughly 3.9 people. The sex ratio of this town was 104 which means there were 104 males to every 100 females.[1] The town population rose to 60,832 as at 2024.
Geography
Kuala Kapuas is located at the southeastern part of Central Kalimantan. This town is precisely located at 3.008572 south and 114.387883 east which makes it the second most southern town in Central Kalimantan after Kuala Pembuang, the regency seat of Seruyan Regency. Kuala Kapuas is also located at the southern portion of the Kapuas Regency. Kuala Kapuas is located at a distance of ±130 km to the southeast of Palangka Raya City, the capital of Central Kalimantan. However, Kuala Kapuas is closer to Banjarbaru, the capital of neighboring province South Kalimantan at a distance of ±88 km. The total area of this town is roughly 46 km2 which makes it approximately 75% of the whole area of Selat district and 0.31% of the total area of Kapuas Regency.[1]
Kuala Kapuas is settled at the confluence of Kapuas and Murung Rivers. This town is also situated on the lowlands of the southeastern portion of Central Kalimantan with the altitude being only between 1 and 15 meters above sea level. As any other towns in Central Kalimantan, Kuala Kapuas experiences tropical rainforest climate (Af) with relatively high precipitation most of the year, constantly high humidity, and persistent warm-to-hot temperature.
| Climate data for Kuala Kapuas | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31 (88) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 304 (12.0) |
281 (11.1) |
297 (11.7) |
257 (10.1) |
181 (7.1) |
144 (5.7) |
109 (4.3) |
81 (3.2) |
93 (3.7) |
180 (7.1) |
266 (10.5) |
326 (12.8) |
2,519 (99.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 80 |
| Source 1: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Selat District in Figures 2019" (in Indonesian). Kapuas Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ "Singkatan Nama Kota (Abbreviation of City Names)" (PDF) (in Indonesian). p. 10. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ↑ "Regional Regulation of Kapuas Regency No. 54 Year 2022" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Government of Kapuas Regency. August 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Climate: Kuala Kapuas". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ↑ "Buku Prakiraan Musim Hujan 2022/2023 di Indonesia – Rainfall Normal of Kuala Kapuas in the year 1991-2020" (in Indonesian). Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency. p. 95. Retrieved 10 April 2023.