Kuala Kapuas (abbreviated: KLK) is the

regency seat A regency seat ( id, Ibu kota kabupaten) is an capital or seat of government of a regency in Indonesia. It is roughly equivalent of county seat in the United States or county town in the United Kingdom. Legally, regency seats are not administrat ...

Kapuas Regency Kapuas Regency ( id, Kabupaten Kapuas) is one of the thirteen regencies which divide Central Kalimantan Province, on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It formerly covered a wider area, but on 10 April 2002 two further regencies (Pulang Pisau R ...

and also one of the major towns in

Central Kalimantan Central Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangka Raya and in 2010 its population was over 2.2 million, while the 2 ...

. This town is at a distance of 137 km northeast of

Palangka Raya Palangka Raya is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan. The city is situated between the Kahayan and the Sabangau rivers on the island of Borneo. As of the 2020 census, the city has a population of 293,50 ...

city, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province. The area of this town is mainly situated within eight sub-districts in the district of Selat i.e. the sub-district of Selat Barat, Selat Dalam, Selat Tengah, Selat Hulu, Selat Hilir, Selat Utara, Telo Island, and New Telo Island. The total population of Kuala Kapuas as of 2019 is approximately 55,573 people

Demographics

As of 2019, the total population of Kuala Kapuas is about 55,573 inhabitants which represents 91% of the population of Selat district and 15.6% of the entire population of Kapuas Regency. The population density of this town is approximately 1,209/km² which one of the highest amongst towns in

. This town has 14,142 households and the average household size of this town is roughly 3.9 people. The sex ratio of this town is 104 which means there are 104 males to every 100 females.

Geography

Kuala Kapuas is located at the southeastern part of Central Kalimantan. This town is precisely located at 3.008572 south and 114.387883 east which makes it the second most southern town in Central Kalimantan after

Kuala Pembuang Kuala Pembuang (abbreviated: KLP) ( bjn, kuwala pambuang) is the capital, administrative center, and economic center of Seruyan Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Initially, Kuala Pembuang was a sub-district (in the administrative division o ...

, the regency seat of

Seruyan Regency Seruyan Regency ( id, Kabupaten Seruyan) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. The town of Kuala Pembuang in Seruyan Hilir District is the capital of Seruy ...

. Kuala Kapuas is also located at the southern portion of the

. Kuala Kapuas is located at a distance of ±130 km to the southeast of

City, the capital of

. However, Kuala Kapuas is closer to

Banjarbaru Banjarbaru is the capital city of South Kalimantan, one of the provinces in Indonesia. It is located southeast of Banjarmasin, the largest city of the province. The city had a population of 248,423 as of the 2017 Census, and the latest officia ...

, the capital of neighboring province

South Kalimantan South Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Selatan) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is the smallest province in Kalimantan, the Indonesian territory of Borneo. The provincial capital was Banjarmasin until 15 February 2022 when it wa ...

at a distance of ±88 km. The total area of this town is roughly 46 km² which makes it approximately 75% of the whole area of Selat district and 0.31% of the total area of Kapuas Regency. Kuala Kapuas is settled at the confluence of Kapuas and Murung Rivers. This town is also situated on the lowlands of the southeastern portion of Central Kalimantan with the altitude being only between 1 and 15 meters above sea level. As any other towns in Central Kalimantan, Kuala Kapuas experiences

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

('' Af'') with relatively high precipitation most of the year, constantly high humidity, and persistent warm-to-hot temperature.

References

Populated places in Central Kalimantan Regency seats of Central Kalimantan Kapuas Regency {{CKalimantan-geo-stub