Overview
01Overview
Landak Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the northeastern part of Pontianak Regency. It covers 9,909.10 km2 and had a population of 329,649 at the 2010 Census and 397,610 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 424,472 (comprising 221,612 males and 202,860 females). The principal town lies at Ngabang. Landak is also one of the four regencies in West Kalimantan whose population is predominantly Catholic, the others being Sanggau, Sekadau, and Sintang.
Geography
01Climate
Ngabang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.