Sambas Regency
Kabupaten Sambas | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within West Kalimantan | |
  Sambas Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia  Sambas Regency Sambas Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 1°25′00″N 109°20′00″E / 1.4167°N 109.3333°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Capital | Sambas |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Satono |
| • Vice Regent | Fahrur Rofi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,394.70 km2 (2,469.01 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 648,181 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) |
| Website | sambas.go.id |
Sambas Regency is the most northerly regency in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. The regency is one of the original regencies in West Kalimantan, but on 20 April 1999 the southern districts were removed from Sambas Regency to form a new Bengkayang Regency (then including the town of Singkawang). The residual regency now covers 6,394.70 km2, and had a population of 496,120 at the 2010 census[2] and 629,905 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 648,181 (comprising 330,813 males and 317,368 females).[1] The administrative centre is at the town of Sambas.