Sukamara Regency
Kabupaten Sukamara | |
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 Great mosque of Sukamara | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Central Kalimantan | |
  Sukamara Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia  Sukamara Regency Sukamara Regency (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 | Ahmad Dirman |
| • Vice Regent | Windu Subagio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,478 sq mi (3,827 km2) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 63,039 |
| • Density | 43/sq mi (16/km2) |
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| 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[2] and 63,464 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 63,039.[1]