Sanggau Regency
Kabupaten Sanggau | |
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Motto: Sanggau Permai | |
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 0°07′10″N 110°35′20″E / 0.11944°N 110.58889°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | West Kalimantan |
Regency seat | Sanggau |
Government | |
• Regent | Paolus Hadi |
• Vice Regent | Yohanes Ontot |
Area | |
• Total | 12,857.70 km2 (4,964.39 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate[1]) | |
• Total | 503,937 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Area code | (+62) 564 |
HDI (2019) | 0.657 (Medium)[2] |
Website | sanggau |
Sanggau Regency (Chinese: 桑高; Hakka: Sîang-ngau) is a regency in the north-central section of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. On 18 December 2003, the regency's eastern portion was split off to create a new regency called Sekadau, leaving Sanggau with an area of 12,857.7 km2 (5,000 sq mi). As of the 2020 census, Sanggau Regency had a population of 484,836;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 503,937 (comprising 260,982 males and 242,955 females).[1] Alongside the Landak, Sekadau, and Sintang regencies, it is one of four West Kalimantan regencies with a predominantly Catholic populations.