Bengkayang
Bengkayang is a city in Indonesia with a population of about 33,385.
Bengkayang Regency is a regency ("kabupaten") in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia,. The area was originally a part of Sambas Regency, but following the expansion of the population in that area, Sambas Regency was divided into a smaller Sambas Regency and a new Bengkayang Regency on 20 April 1999, and then Singkawang City was subsequently cut out of Bengkayang Regency on 21 June 2001. The regency now covers an area of 5,382.74 km2, and had a population of 215,277 at the 2010 Census and 286,366 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 307,823. The administrative centre is in the town of Bengkayang.
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About Bengkayang
| Country | Indonesia |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 11 |
| Population | 33,385 |
| Local currency | IDR |
| Coordinates | 0.8319, 109.4359 |
| Time zone | Asia/Pontianak |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 835 km · Jakarta |
| Population (Indonesia) | #348 most populated in Indonesia |
| Where on Earth | 0°49′55″N · 109°26′9″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 93 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 9,926 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Eldoret (Kenya) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -0.83, -70.56 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Singapore | 627 km |
| Beijing | 4,402 km |
| Tokyo | 4,974 km |
| Sydney | 5,819 km |
| Dubai | 6,405 km |
| Moscow | 8,805 km |