Sukadana is the capital city of North Kayong regency (Kabupaten Kayong Utara). North Kayong is located on the island of Borneo

Borneo

Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....

. North Kayong regency is one of the regencies of West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city Pontianak is located right on the Equator....

 province in Indonesia

Indonesia

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. The nearest airport is Rahadi Osman-Ketapang Ketapang Airport

Ketapang Airport

Rahadi Usman Airport or Rahadi Osman Airport , also known as Ketapang Airport, is an airport in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.-Airlines and destinations:- Booking Tiket Pesawat :...

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History

North Kayong was created in 2007, following a federal government decision to split the Ketapang regency.

Education

The current political leadership has made commitments to provide free education and health care to all residents and primary and secondary school fees that are paid elsewhere in Indonesia have been waived. There are no institutes of higher education. The Regency is currently developing a polytechnic.

Health

The local government provides free public health care through clinics throughout the province, including a ‘floating clinic’ based on a boat to serve the islands off the west coast of the regency. A privately-run clinic is operated by the NGO ASRI in Sukadana town. The nearest hospitals are in the neighboring regency of Ketapang

Ketapang

Ketapang is the capital city of Ketapang regency . Ketapang city is located, on the island of Borneo. It is a small city on the delta of the Pawan River. Ketapang regency is one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It occupies an area of 35,809 km²...

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Demographics

Transportation

The nearest airport is Rahadi Osman Ketapang

Ketapang

Ketapang is the capital city of Ketapang regency . Ketapang city is located, on the island of Borneo. It is a small city on the delta of the Pawan River. Ketapang regency is one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It occupies an area of 35,809 km²...

. The airport has some connecting flights to Pontianak

Pontianak, Indonesia

Pontianak is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. It is a medium-size industrial city on the island of Borneo. Pontianak occupies an area of 107.82 km² in the delta of the Kapuas River...

, Semarang

Semarang

- Economy :The western part of the city is home to many industrial parks and factories. The port of Semarang is located on the north coast and it is the main shipping port for the province of Central Java. Many small manufacturers are located in Semarang, producing goods such as textiles,...

 via Pangkalan Bun, and Jakarta

Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

. Boats from Sukadana, Teluk Melano and Teluk Batang run daily to Pontianak.

Places

• Gunung Palung National Park
  Gunung Palung National Park
  Gunung Palung National Park lies on the island of Borneo, in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, north of Ketapang and east of Sukadana.- Geography:...
  
  , a beautiful rainforest park that can be reached from Sukadana.
• Pulau Datok beach