Sambas Regency

Sambas Regency
Kabupaten Sambas
Coat of arms of Sambas Regency
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
Sambas Regency is located in Kalimantan
Sambas Regency
Sambas Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Sambas Regency is located in Indonesia
Sambas Regency
Sambas Regency
Sambas Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°25′00″N 109°20′00″E / 1.4167°N 109.3333°E / 1.4167; 109.3333
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Kalimantan
CapitalSambas
Government
 • RegentSatono
 • Vice RegentFahrur Rofi
Area
 • Total6,394.70 km2 (2,469.01 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total648,181
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62)
Websitesambas.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.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sambas Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6101)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.