Ketapang Tau-pang | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | کتاڤڠ |
| • Mandarin | 吉打邦(Hanzi) Jí dǎ bāng(Pinyin) |
| • Teochew | 头彭(Simplified) 頭彭(Traditional) Tao⁵ pang⁵(Peng'im) |
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| Motto(s): Ketapang ASRI (Aman, Sehat, Ramah, Indah) | |
 Location withinWest Kalimantan | |
  Ketapang Ketapang (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia | |
| Coordinates:1°51′S109°59′E / 1.850°S 109.983°E /-1.850; 109.983 | |
| Province | West Kalimantan |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Martin Rantan |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 92,755 |
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| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Website | http://www.ketapangkab.go.id/ |
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Ketapang, orTau-pang inTeochew, is the administrative capital ofKetapang Regency (Kabupaten Ketapang), one of the regencies ofWest Kalimantan province on the island ofBorneo inIndonesia. Ketapang town is located at1°51′S109°59′E / 1.850°S 109.983°E /-1.850; 109.983 and is a town on thedelta of thePawan River. Ketapang is served by theRahadi Oesman Airport.
Ketapang is named from the localMalay name for ketapang tree (Terminalia catappa).
In 1936, Ketapang Regency became one of the Afdeling (district in Dutch) in Keresidenan Kalimantan Barat (Residentis Western Afdeling van Borneo). In 1956, Ketapang Regency became an autonomous regency inWest Kalimantan province, and led by a regent (bupati).
In formal Indonesian administrative subdivision, Ketapang is a town district, not a city. The name of Ketapang is only officially applied toKetapang Regency. Although there is no exact border of the built-up area, most of the government offices and the central of business of Ketapang Regency are located inDelta PawanDistrict (Kecamatan Delta Pawan) and because of that the district is considered as the capital of the regency. The district itself is located on the delta of thePawan River.
Delta Pawan District is sub-divided into five urban communities (kelurahan) and four rural villages (desa) - thedesa being listed last in the table below - all listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023,[1] together with their postcodes.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of kelurahan ordesa | Area in km2 | Population mid 2023 estimate | Post code |
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| 61.04.16.1001 | Kantor | 6.46 | 5,955 | 78811 |
| 61.04.16.1002 | Tengah | 7.08 | 7,134 | 78812 |
| 61.04.16.1003 | Mulia Baru | 9.39 | 12,719 | 78813 |
| 61.04.16.1004 | Sampit | 8.81 | 15,819 | 78813 |
| 61.04.16.1005 | Sukaharja | 23.08 | 18,120 | 78813 |
| 61.04.16.2006 | Sukabangun | 3.76 | 8,416 | 78813 |
| 61.04.16.2007 | Kali Nilam | 7.63 | 13,405 | 78813 |
| 61.04.16.2008 | Paya Kumang | 2.16 | 6,972 | 78813 |
| 61.04.16.2009 | Sukabangun Dalam | 5.63 | 4,215 | 78813 |
| 61.04.16 | Totals | 74.00 | 92,755 |
The main industries consists in the production ofpalm oil,rubber and wood. And also there are some mining likealumina,bauxite,zircon sand andlead (Batu Galena)
There are 37 high schools operated by state, private and religious institutions. The town has a polytechnic (Politeknik Ketapang, opened in 2008) and an Open University (Universitas Terbuka).
The three hospitals located in the town are RSUD Dr. Agoesdjam (public hospital), RS Fatima (private hospital), and RS Permata Bunda (private hospital).
Ketapang is a multicultural town. It has a large population ofChinese.Madurese andJavanese are significant minorities, in terms of size. Most Chinese residents in Ketapang are of eitherTeochew orHakka descent with Teochew being the majority. Because of this, Teochew is the main dialect used among Chinese residents in Ketapang. The native Indonesians living there are mainly ofMalay andDayak descent. In regards to speech, most citizens of Ketapang incorporate a type of Malay accent in their Indonesian, which is somewhat similar to that used inMalaysia.
Ketapang is served by theRahadi Oesman Airport. The airport has some connecting flights toPontianak andSemarang viaPangkalan Bun. Since February 2011, Ketapang also has direct flight toJakarta, byAviastar.[2] Aviastar stopped the service in 2018. Ketapang can also be reached via ship fromPontianak (a six-hour speedboat ride, departing Pontianak daily at 6 am). The ship also stopped the service in 2018. But there are some ship fromTeluk Melano, 2 hours drive from Ketapang and home pick-up included, toPontianak every day. Pontianak's airport serves flights toJakarta.By 2024, it is possible to drive to Pontianak by car in about 9 hours and 30 minutes passingTrans-Kalimantan road.
| Climate data for Ketapang (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.9 (89.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.5 (81.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.1 (75.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 306.0 (12.05) | 218.7 (8.61) | 230.3 (9.07) | 246.0 (9.69) | 222.0 (8.74) | 188.6 (7.43) | 158.9 (6.26) | 118.9 (4.68) | 161.8 (6.37) | 265.7 (10.46) | 387.1 (15.24) | 442.9 (17.44) | 2,946.9 (116.04) |
| Average precipitation days | 15.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 14.8 | 18.3 | 20.4 | 153.1 |
| Source: Starlings Roost Weather (precipitation 1981–2023)[3] | |||||||||||||
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