Singkawang

Singkawang
Sakawokng
San-Khew-Jong
City of Singkawang
Kota Singkawang
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese山口洋 (Hanzi)
Shān kǒu yáng (Pinyin)
Sân-gú-yòng (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ)
 • Jawiسيڠكاوڠ
Singkawang City Centre
Singkawang City Centre
Coat of arms of Singkawang
Nicknames: 
  • Kota Seribu Kelenteng "City of a Thousand Temples"
  • Kota Amoy "Amoy City"
  • Hong Kong van Borneo (Dutch) "Hong Kong of Borneo"
Motto(s): 
Bersatu Untuk Maju, Singkawang Berkualitas
"United to Progress, Quality Singkawang"
Location within West Kalimantan
Location within West Kalimantan
Singkawang is located in Kalimantan
Singkawang
Singkawang
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Singkawang is located in Indonesia
Singkawang
Singkawang
Singkawang (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°54′N 108°59′E / 0.900°N 108.983°E / 0.900; 108.983
Country Indonesia
RegionKalimantan
Province West Kalimantan
Established12 December 1981 (as administrative city)
21 June 2001
Districts
Government
 • MayorSumastro (acting)
 • Vice MayorVacant
Area
 • Total
504.0 km2 (194.6 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
246,112
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Singkawangite
山口洋人 (Hakka)
"San Khew Jong-Nyin"
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 562
Websitesingkawangkota.go.id
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Singkawang
Chinese name
Chinese山口洋
PostalShankowyang
Literal meaning"Mount-Mouth-Sea"[a]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShānkǒuyáng
Bopomofoㄕㄢ ㄎㄡˇ ㄧㄤˊ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhShankoouyang
Wade–GilesShan1-kʻou3-yang2
Tongyong PinyinShan-kǒu-yáng
IPA[ʂán.kʰòʊ.jǎŋ]
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingشًاكِوْيَانْ
DunganСанкуён
Sichuanese PinyinSan1kou3yang2
Wu
RomanizationSe kheu yan
Shanghainese
Romanization
Se1-kheu2-hhian3
SuzhouneseSe-kheü-yan
Gan
RomanizationSan kieu iong
Xiang
IPA[san˧ kou˦˩ ian˩˧]
Hakka
RomanizationSan1-kieu3-yong2
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
  • Sân-khiéu-yòng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
  • Sāanháuyèuhng
JyutpingSaan1 hau2 joeng4
IPA[san˥.hɐw˧˥.jœŋ˩]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSoaⁿ-kháu-iûⁿ
Tâi-lôSuann-kháu-iûnn
Teochew Peng'imSuan1kao2ion5
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCSăng-kēu-iòng
Pu-Xian Min
Hinghwa BUCSang-kâu-ió̤ng
Northern Min
Jian'ou RomanizedSúing-kě-iô̤ng
Middle Chinese
Middle ChineseSrean khuwX yang
Malay name
MalaySingkawang (Rumi)
سيڠكاوڠ (Jawi)
Dayak Saloko name
Dayak SalokoSakawokng (Latin)

Singkawang (Dayak Salako: Sakawokng), or San-Khew-Jong (Chinese: 山口洋; pinyin: Shānkǒuyáng; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sân-gú-yòng), is a coastal city and port located in the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It is located at about 145 km north of Pontianak, the provincial capital, and is surrounded by the Pasi, Poteng, and Sakkok mountains. Singkawang is derived from the Salako language,[2] which refers to a very wide area of swamps (all swamps). In addition, the ancestors of the Hakka Chinese community in Sakawokng also named this area in Hakka as "San-Khew-Jong" (Mount-Mouth-Sea), which means "A city located at the foot of a mountain near the sea and has a river that flows up to the mouth of the river (estuary)."

The city was created on 21 June 2001 by separation from Bengkayang Regency. It is bordered to the east and south by Bengkayang Regency, to the west by the South China Sea, and to the north by Sambas Regency. It covers an area of 504 km2 and had a population of 186,462 at the 2010 Census[3] and 235,064 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 246,112 (comprising 125,788 males and 120,324 females).[1]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Singkawang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6172)
  2. ^ Cite journal |title= |url=https://jurnal.untan.ac.id/index.php/jpdpb/article/view/2038 |journal=Kata Ulang Bahasa Dayak Salako
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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