Kendawangan is an administrative district (kecamatan) of Ketapang Regency (Kabupaten Ketapang), one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. In the extreme southwest of the province, it is bordered to the south by the Java Sea, to the west by the Karimata Strait, to the north by Matan Hilir Selatan and Marau Districts and to the east by Singkup, Air Upas and Manis Mata Districts. The district extends between 2° 0’ 0’’ and 3° 5’ 0’’ south, and between 110° 01’ 12’ and 110° 56’ 24’’ east, and covers a land area of 5,859.09 km2. It had a population of 57,808 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 55,646.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2026, Kecamatan Kendawangan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6106010)
Geography The principal drainage area in the district is that of the Great Penata River, which reaches the west coast of Kalimantan between the port town of Kendawangan Kiri on the north side of the river mouth (through which the export of bauxite ore from the Kendawangan mine is the main trade), and the villages of Keramat Jaya and Kendawangan Kanan on the south bank. The villages of Mekar Utama, Kenondong, Pangkalan Batu and Sungai Jelayan are situated in the north of the district, while Banjar Sari, Seriam, Bangkai Serai, Selimantan Jaya, Suka Harapan and Suka Damai are to the east and Pembedilan to the south. The remaining villages in the east of the district comprise Natai Kuini, Air Hitam Besar, Air Hitam Hulu, Air Tarap and Danau Buntar, which drain south into the Java Sea (Jelai District of Sukamara Regency is also part of this drainage area).
The district also contains the Kendawangan Estuarine Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam Muara Kendawangan), a national park area of Indonesia. There are some 30 islands off the west coast of the district, of which the two largest are Pulau Bawal and Pulau Gelam. Others include Bacau, Bintang Timur, Gambar, Iras, Jambat Besar, Jambat Kecil, Kelapa, Koca, Kucing, Lagan, Langau, Langir, Lukutkera, Malangnek, Malangpinggan, Mangkup, Manjin, Mensikur, Nanas, Penambun, Perantun, Sanggul, Sawi Besar, Sawi Kecil, Tanahmerah, Tating, Telukperiyuh and Tuntang.
Administration Kendawangan District is sub-divided into nineteen rural villages (desa), all listed below with their areas and populations as of mid 2025,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2026, Kecamatan Kendawangan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6106010) all sharing the postcode 78862. Kode Wilayah Name of kelurahan or desa Area in km2 Populationmid 2025estimate 61.04.04.2006 Air Hitam Besar 250.25 3,680 61.04.04.2003 Kendawangan Kanan 650.34 2,021 61.04.04.2005 Bangkal Serai 311.62 2,005 61.04.04.2002 Banjar Sari 524.40 4,899 61.04.04.2001 Kendawangan Kiri 238.43 10,976 61.04.04.2004 Pangkalan Batu 260.55 1,482 61.04.04.2007 Suka Harapan 26.80 1,372 61.04.04.2008 Suka Damai 30.88 1,488 61.04.04.2009 Selimatan Jaya 183.52 3,046 61.04.04.2010 Danau Buntar 180.20 2,736 61.04.04.2011 Mekar Utama 290.45 9,119 61.04.04.2012 Pembedilan 1,575.69 1,793 61.04.04.2013 Air Hitam Hulu 103.70 2,335 61.04.04.2014 Natai Kuini 95.78 793 61.04.04.2015 Keramat Jaya 242.00 1,413 61.04.04.2016 Seriam 380.00 2,223 61.04.04.2017 Kedondong 180.00 1,839 61.04.04.2018 Sungai Jelayan 98.62 1,277 61.04.04.2019 Air Tarap 235.86 1,149 61.04.04 Totals 5,859.09 55,646
References
External links Go West Kalimantan http://www.goarchi.com/archo/provinces/w-kalim/w-kalimtour.html http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+kingdom+of+Ulu+are+in+Borneo's+history%3A+a+comment.+(Research...-a093792581