North Kayong

regency in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q14158
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Summary

North Kayong is a regency of Indonesia[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of regency of indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Kalimantan[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Natuna Sea[5]
  • Capital: Sukadana[6]
  • Shares border with: Kubu Raya[7], Ketapang[8]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Pulau Maya[9], Seponti[10], Simpang Hilir[11], Sukadana[12], Teluk Batang[13], Kepulauan Karimata[14]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Kayong Utara[15]
  • Executive body: Q114186838[16]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470562[17]
  • Commons category: North Kayong Regency[18]
  • Inception: January 2, 2007[19]
  • Separated from: Ketapang[20]
  • Official website: https://kayongutarakab.go.id[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:North Kayong Regency[22]
  • Population: 120,443[23], 120,358[24]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of North Kayong[25]
  • Official name: Kabupaten Kayong Utara[26]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 6111[27]
  • Elevation above sea level: 149 m[28]
  • Area: 4568.26 km²[29]
  • Name: Kayong Utara[30]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[31]
  • Related category: Category:District in North Kayong Regency[32]

Why It Matters

North Kayong has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6 of 2007. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6 of 2007. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6 of 2007. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Code and Data of West Kalimantan Province Government Administration Area. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6 of 2007. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Code and Data of West Kalimantan Province Government Administration Area. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 15
    Executive body → Q114186838
    Wikipedia languages → ['ban', 'bew', 'bjn', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'id', 'jv', 'kge', 'min', 'ms', 'sv', '
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 19d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470562
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Kayong Utara
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56462|batch #56462]]: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  3. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → Sukadana
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → West Kalimantan
    Official website → https://kayongutarakab.go.id
    Inception → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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