Kapuas Hulu district is located at the eastern part of West Kalimantan province. It is situated at 0o08’ NL – 1o36’ NL, and 111o32’ EL– 114o09’ EL. The capital city is Putussibau. It can be reached by land, air and water. It takes about 18 hours (660 kilometers) by car or bus from Pontianak to Putussibau, or 1.5 hours flight by ATR 42 aircrafts from Supadio airport in Pontianak to Pangsuma airport in Putussibau.
Bordering with East Malaysia in the north, Kapuas Hulu is also bordered with Central Kalimantan to the south, Melawi to the west and Central Kalimantan to the east. Its topography is characterized by a shape of wok with a concave part in the middle.
The area consists of swamp, river stream, lakes and hills bordering to Sarawak (East Malaysia) along East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan.Its total area is 29,842 kilometers square (1,677,601 ha).
Approximately 56% of the area is a protected and conservation area. It has two national parks: Betung Kerihun and Danau Sentarum national parks. Kapuas Hulu plays a big role in water circulation management in West Kalimantan due to its location at the tip of the Kapuas Hulu river that flows to almost all districts in West Kalimantan.It has a tropical rain isothermal with hot temperature in dry season.
The temperature is ranged from 22,9o C - 31,05o C. Average temperature in daytime is 29oC. Officially structured based on the 1959 Codes No. 27 on Emergency Law and 1953 Codes No. 3 on the Establishment of Local Administrations in Kalimantan (State Page No. 9/1953), since 2006 Kapuas Hulu districts has twenty five sub-districts, 154 villages and four administrative villages.
As one of the oldest districts in West Kalimantan, Kapuas Hulu has mainly potentials on natural resources for instance plantation of rubber and crude palm, as well as gold and fishery (arwana fish), and also tourism. Natural resources and cultural heritages have become the main tourist magnetism for Kapuas Hulu. It has forests, waterfalls, river rapids, lakes and caves that are potential for ecotourism.
Betung Kerihun national park and Danau Sentarum national park have a lot of endangered animal’s species such as orang utan, honey-bear, forest cat, many kinds of fish included arwana fish, the most expensive fish in the world.
The two biggest ethnics of Kapuas Hulu, Malay and Dayak, have beautiful culture, arts and traditional rituals. The ethnic of Malay is famous for its dances such as Jepin.
In addition, they are also known for their traditional poetry and poem, traditional chants and also communal gatherings; while Dayak ethnic is well-known by its long house, traditional rituals and traditional clothes, made from small beads, and traditional woven clothes.
Bordering with East Malaysia in the north, Kapuas Hulu is also bordered with Central Kalimantan to the south, Melawi to the west and Central Kalimantan to the east. Its topography is characterized by a shape of wok with a concave part in the middle.
The area consists of swamp, river stream, lakes and hills bordering to Sarawak (East Malaysia) along East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan.Its total area is 29,842 kilometers square (1,677,601 ha).
Approximately 56% of the area is a protected and conservation area. It has two national parks: Betung Kerihun and Danau Sentarum national parks. Kapuas Hulu plays a big role in water circulation management in West Kalimantan due to its location at the tip of the Kapuas Hulu river that flows to almost all districts in West Kalimantan.It has a tropical rain isothermal with hot temperature in dry season.
The temperature is ranged from 22,9o C - 31,05o C. Average temperature in daytime is 29oC. Officially structured based on the 1959 Codes No. 27 on Emergency Law and 1953 Codes No. 3 on the Establishment of Local Administrations in Kalimantan (State Page No. 9/1953), since 2006 Kapuas Hulu districts has twenty five sub-districts, 154 villages and four administrative villages.
As one of the oldest districts in West Kalimantan, Kapuas Hulu has mainly potentials on natural resources for instance plantation of rubber and crude palm, as well as gold and fishery (arwana fish), and also tourism. Natural resources and cultural heritages have become the main tourist magnetism for Kapuas Hulu. It has forests, waterfalls, river rapids, lakes and caves that are potential for ecotourism.
Betung Kerihun national park and Danau Sentarum national park have a lot of endangered animal’s species such as orang utan, honey-bear, forest cat, many kinds of fish included arwana fish, the most expensive fish in the world.
The two biggest ethnics of Kapuas Hulu, Malay and Dayak, have beautiful culture, arts and traditional rituals. The ethnic of Malay is famous for its dances such as Jepin.
In addition, they are also known for their traditional poetry and poem, traditional chants and also communal gatherings; while Dayak ethnic is well-known by its long house, traditional rituals and traditional clothes, made from small beads, and traditional woven clothes.
