Katingan Regency

Katingan Regency Kabupaten Katingan
Regency
Durian monument in Kasongan, capital of Katingan
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  "Penyang Hinje Simpei" Ngaju language: "Harmonious & Peaceful Living for Collective Prosperity"
Location within Central Kalimantan
Katingan Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia Katingan Regency Katingan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2.0667°S 113.4000°E / -2.0667; 113.4000
Country	Indonesia
Region	Kalimantan
Province	Central Kalimantan
Capital	Kasongan
Government
• Regent	Sutoyo (acting)
• Vice Regent	vacant
Area
• Total	7,869.63 sq mi (20,382.26 km2)
Population  (mid 2023 estimates)
• Total	177,106
• Density	23/sq mi (8.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code	(+62) 536
Website	katingankab.go.id

Katingan Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Katingan) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It was created on 10 April 2002 from what were previously the eastern districts of East Kotawaringin Regency. The town of Kasongan is the capital of the Regency, which covers an area of 20,382.26 km². The population of Katingan Regency was 146,439 at the 2010 Census and 162,222 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 177,106.

Administrative Districts

Katingan Regency consists of thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. They are grouped below for convenience into a southern sector and a northern sector (without any administrative significance). The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 154 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post codes
62.06.10	Katingan Kuala (a)	1,440	19,488	18,580	20,258	Pegatan	16 (b)	74463
62.06.09	Mendawai (c)	1,826	3,810	4,160	4,643	Mendawai	7	74464
62.06.01	Kamipang	2,793	6,269	7,171	7,549	Baun Bango	9	74462
62.06.11	Tasik Payawan	804	6,124	7,926	8,729	Petak Bahandang	8	74461
62.06.02	Katingan Hilir (Lower Katingan)	663	30,688	38,850	42,916	Kasongan	8 (d)	74413
	Totals for southern sector	7,526	66,379	76,687	84,095		48
62.06.03	Tewang Sangalang Garing	568	11,513	13,060	14,606	Pendahara	10 (e)	74452
62.06.04	Pulau Malan	805	8,544	10,488	11,358	Buntut Bali	14	74453
62.06.05	Katingan Tengah (Central Katingan)	1,089	28,281	29,186	30,492	Tumbang Samba	16 (f)	74454
62.06.06	Sanaman Mantikei	1,874	9,578	10,906	11,914	Tumbang Kaman	14	74451
62.06.12	Petak Malai	1,156	3,751	3,627	3,849	Tumbang Baroi	7	74455
62.06.07	Marikit	2,178	6,619	6,809	7,742	Tumbang Hiran	18	74456
62.06.08	Katingan Hulu (Upper Katingan)	1,775	8,050	8,236	9,092	Tumbang Sanamang	23 (g)	74458
62.06.13	Bukit Raya	829	3,724	3,223	3,958	Tumbang Kajamei	11	74457
	Totals for northern sector	10,274	80,060	85,535	93,011		113
	Totals for Regency	20,382	146,439	162,222	177,106	Kasongan	161

Note: (a) including 9 small offshore or riverine islands. (b) including 2 kelurahan (Pegatan Hilir and Pegatan Hulu, with 2,520 and 2,339 inhabitants respectively in 2023).
(c) including 10 small riverine islands. (d) including 2 kelurahan (Kasongan Lama and Kasongan Baru, with 15,882 and 3,584 inhabitants respectively in 2023).
(e) including one kelurahan (Pendahara, with 3,565 inhabitants in 2023). (f) including one kelurahan (Samba Kahayan, with 546 inhabitants in 2023).
(g) including one kelurahan (Tumbang Sanamang, with 2,271 inhabitants in 2023).