Sintang

regency in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q14167
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Summary

Sintang is a regency of Indonesia[1]. Sintang ranks in the top 8% of regency of indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Kalimantan[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Instance of: second-level administrative country subdivision in Indonesia[5]
  • Capital: Sintang[6]
  • Shares border with: Melawi[7], Ketapang[8], Sekadau[9], Sanggau[10], Kapuas Hulu[11], Murung Raya[12], Gunung Mas[13], Katingan[14], Sri Aman[15], Samarahan[16], Serian Division[17]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ambalau[18], Binjai Hulu[19], Dedai[20], Kayan Hilir[21], Kayan Hulu[22], Kelam Permai[23], Ketungau Hilir[24], Ketungau Hulu[25], Ketungau Tengah[26], Serawai[27], Sepauk[28], Sintang[29], Sungai Tebelian[30], Tempunak[31]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Sintang[32]
  • Executive body: Q114187133[33]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470408[34]
  • Commons category: Sintang Regency[35]
  • Significant event: boundary change[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sintang Regency[37]
  • Population: 398,562[38], 398,283[39]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of Sintang[40]
  • Official name: Daerah Tingkat II Sintang[41], Kabupaten Sintang[42]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 6107[43]
  • Elevation above sea level: 86 m[44]
  • Area: 21638.20 km²[45]
  • Name: Sintang[46]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[47]
  • Related category: Category:District in Sintang Regency[48]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Sintang include Sintang Airport[49], an airport[50], in Indonesia[51].

Why It Matters

Sintang has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Sintang is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for Sintang include Sintang Airport[49], an airport[50], in Indonesia[51].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 27 of 1959. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 34 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Code and Data of West Kalimantan Province Government Administration Area. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 27 of 1959. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 25 of 1956. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Code and Data of West Kalimantan Province Government Administration Area. wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive body → Q114187133
    Wikipedia languages → ['ban', 'bcl', 'bew', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'jv', 'kge', 'lt', 'm
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470408
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  3. 6w ago · Mcampany-emco · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → n89279071, n86064075
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Sintang
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  4. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  5. 24w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+86'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21638.20'}
    Shares border with → Melawi, Ketapang, Sekadau +8
    Capital → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29477|batch #29477]]: name stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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