GENERAL CONDITION OF KAPUAS HULU REGENCY

1. Location and Covered Area

a. Location

Kapuas Hulu regency is one of the nine municipal territories in West Kalimantan Province. Kapuas Hulu is the farthest regency from Pontianak and located at far East 657 Km distance by bus or 842 Km by boat through kapuas river.

Borderer with :

- North by east Malaysia

- South by central Kalimantan and Sintang Regency.

- West by Sintang Regency

- East by East Kalimantan dan central Kalimantan.

b. Covered Area

Kapuas Hulu cover an area of 29,842 Km₂ or 20,33 % from total area of west Kalimantan while 1,528 ha or 51,21 % from the area is protected area which are :

- Betung Kerihun National Park 800.000 Ha

- Danau Sentarum National Park 125.000 Ha

- Protection Forest 526.022 Ha

- Watershed catchments area 67.146 Ha

- Peat and Swamp Forest 10.082 HA

The cultivation area is only covered 1.455.850 ha or 48,79 % that used for farming, plantation, settlement and shifting farming.

2. Climate and Rainfall

Acording to Koppen system, the climate in Kapuas Hulu is included into “Afaw”. Which is an isothermal rain tropic climate with hot dry season.

3. Population and Culture Potency

The population in Kapuas Hulu is 183,299 people with population density average is 6 people pe Km₂. The population consist of some sub ethnic from dayaks, Malay, Chinese and outsider ethnics.

Some of the outstanding potential cultures in Kapuas Hulu are:

a. Long Houses from dayaks spread in some sub district Ulu Palin Ling House in Ulu Palin River is the oldest and the longest in west Kalimantan.

b. Dayak Woven cloth

c. Plaits from rattan and beds

d. Traditional culture from each Dayaks and Malay sub ethnic