Bengkayang (district)
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Regency | Bengkayang |
| District seat | Sebalo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 167.05 km2 (64.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2025 estimate) | |
| • Total | 36,100 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Regional code | 61.07.04[1] |
Bengkayang is a district in Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2025, the population is estimated at 36,100 people.[2] It has a total area of 167.05 km2. The district capital is Sebalo,[3] part of the city of Bengkayang.[4]
The district is bordered by Teriak to the east, Sungai Betung to the west, Landak Regency to the south, and Lumar to the north.[5]
Demographics
Religion
In 2020, there were 9,711 Muslims, 7,623 Protestants, 12,881 Catholics, and 2,995 Buddhists in the district. There were also 95 people professing other beliefs, mostly Confucianism.[6] As of 2024, the district has 9 mosques, 16 musallas, 75 Protestant churches, 18 Catholic churches, and 7 Buddhist temples.[7] It has the highest number of Protestant churches of any district in Bengkayang Regency and is one of only two districts with a Buddhist cetiya.[8] It was also reported to have 6 Chinese temples in 2020.[9]
Ethnicity
In 2000, around 77% of the population were Dayaks. The next largest groups were ethnic Malays, at 10%, and ethnic Chinese, at 7%.[10]
Administrative divisions
Bengkayang District consists of six villages as of 2020.[11] Four of the villages are considered rural (desa) and two are considered urban (kelurahan).[12]
| Name of kelurahan or desa |
Area in km2[13] |
Pop'n estimate 2024[14] |
|---|---|---|
| Bani Amas | 25.71 | 2,784 |
| Bhakti Mulya | 35.05 | 2,640 |
| Bumi Emas | 4.38 | 12,805 |
| Sebalo | 29.65 | 10,012 |
| Setia Budi | 29.15 | 2,899 |
| Tirta Kencana | 43.12 | 3,465 |
| Totals | 167.05 | 34,605 |
In 1979, the Indonesian government passed a law standardizing village sizes. This resulted in 54 villages in Bengkayang having to be merged into other villages, leaving the district with 17 villages.[15] In 2001, seven of Bengkayang's villages were split off to form Teriak district, and another four villages were split off to form Sungai Betung district in 2004, leaving Bengkayang with its current six villages.[16]
Bengkayang City
The two urban villages in the district, Sebalo and Bumi Emas, form Bengkayang City.[17]
The ethnic Chinese in the district hold an annual Cap Go Meh festival, usually in the center of the city.[18]
References
- ↑ DISKETPAN & NFA 2023, p. II-14
- ↑ BPS 2025a
- ↑ Bengkayang Regency Government 2025, p. II-2
- ↑ Kalimantan Today 2019
- ↑ BPS 2025b, p. 5
- ↑ Diskominfo Kalbar 2021
- ↑ Bengkayang Regency Government 2025, p. II-110
- ↑ Bengkayang Regency Government 2025, pp. II-109,II-110
- ↑ Bengkayang Regency Government 2021, p. II-50
- ↑ Tanasaldy 2012, p. 279
- ↑ Bengkayang Regency Government 2021, p. II-62
- ↑ BPS 2025b, p. 17
- ↑ BPS 2025b, p. 10
- ↑ BPS 2025b, p. 34
- ↑ Tanasaldy 2012, pp. 201,203
- ↑ BPS 2025b, p. 5
- ↑ Kalimantan Today 2019
- ↑ Utami, Hasriyanti & Vanziru 2023, p. 7
Sources
- RPJMD Kabupaten Bengkayang Tahun 2021–2026 (PDF) (Report) (in Bahasa Indonesia). Bengkayang Regency Government. 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Daerah Kabupaten Bengkayang 2025–2029 (PDF) (Report) (in Bahasa Indonesia). Bengkayang Regency Government. 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- Peta Ketahanan dan Kerentanan Pangan Provinsi Kalimantan Barat Tahun 2023 (PDF) (Report) (in Bahasa Indonesia). Dinas Ketahanan Pangan Provinsi Kalimantan Barat; National Food Agency. 2023. Lampiran I Keputusan Gubernur Kalimantan Barat Nomor 1856/DISKETPAN/2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- "Data Kependudukan Kecamatan Bengkayang Kabupaten Bengkayang - 31 Desember 2020" (in Bahasa Indonesia). Dinas Komunikasi Dan Informatika Provinsi Kalimantan Barat. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- "Bengkayang Kota Kumuh di Indonesia" (in Bahasa Indonesia). Kalimantan Today. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- "Jumlah Penduduk, Laju Pertumbuhan Penduduk, Distribusi Persentase Penduduk, Kepadatan Penduduk, Rasio Jenis Kelamin Penduduk Menurut Kecamatan di Kabupaten Bengkayang, 2025" (in Bahasa Indonesia). Statistics Indonesia. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- Kecamatan Bengkayang dalam Angka 2025 [Bengkayang District in Figures 2025] (Report). 15. Statistics Indonesia. 26 September 2025. ISSN 2581-1495. Catalogue 1102001.6102040; Publication Number 61020.25010. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- Tanasaldy , Taufiq (2012 ). Regime Change and Ethnic Politics in Indonesia: Dayak Politics of West Kalimantan. KITLV Press. ISBN 978 90 6718 389 5. Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via OAPEN Foundation. Check date values in:
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- Utami, Weni Dewi; Hasriyanti, Nunik; Vanziru, Crysilla Tiara (April 2023). "Eco-City-Based Sustainable Settlement Planning In Bengkayang New City Area". Jurnal Syntax Transformation. Syntax Corporation Indonesia. 4 (4). Retrieved 6 January 2026.
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