Kapuas Hulu Regency

Kapuas Hulu Regency (Kabupaten) is in West Kalimantan Province. It is located at 0.5^oLU – 1.40^oN and 114.4^o – 114.100^o E covering an area of 31,162.75 km². The Kapuas Hulu Regency was established based on Law (Undang-undang Darurat) Number 3, year 1953 with capital city Putussibau. The regency is bordered by :

In the North: Sarawak (Malaysia Timur)
In the South: Sintang Regency and Central Kalimantan Province
In the West: Sintang Regency
In the East: East Kalimantan Province and Central Kalimantan Province

Source: http://kapuashulukab.go.id

The regency consists of 23 districts (Table 1).

Table 1. District (Kecamatan) Area Coverage in Kapuas Hulu Regency

*District (Kecamatan)*	District capital city	Area Coverage
*District (Kecamatan)*	District capital city	(Km²)
1. Putussibau Utara	Putussibau	4567,04
2. Putussibau Selatan	Kedamin	6352,33
3. Bika	Bika	485,83
4. Kalis	Nanga Kalis	2519,58
5. Mentebah	Mentebah	571,59
6. Boyan Tanjung	Boyan Tanjung	708,78
7. Pengkadan	Menendang	315,26
8. Hulu Gurung	Tepuai	442,58
9. Seberuang	Sejiram	494,79
10. Semitau	Semitau	790,74
11. Suhaid	Nanga Suhaid	429,23
12. Selimbau	Selimbau	1208,06
13. Jongkong	Jongkong	589,83
14. Bunut Hilir	Nanga Bunut	849,63
15. Bunut Hulu	Nanga Suruk	1740,01
16. Embaloh Hilir	Nanga Embaloh	688,31
17. Embaloh Hulu	Benua Martinus	3562,12
18. Batang Lupar	Lanjak	1459,39
19. Badau	Badau	573,49
20. Empanang	Nanga Kantuk	626,28
21. Puring Kencana	Sungai Antu	295,06
22. Silat Hilir	Nanga Silat	895,02
23. Silat Hulu	Nanga Dangkan	997,8
Total		31,162.75

Source: Bappeda Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu

Four “pilot sites” area were chosen for more detailed studies, representing the spectrum of land-use activities and biophysical conditions found in Kapuas Hulu Regency.

Table 2. The CoLUPSIA’s Pilot Site Areas and their main characteristics in Kapuas Hulu Regency

Pilots	Location	Representative of	Critical Issues
Pilot 1	The north of Danau Sentarum National Park, bordering Sarawak, Malaysia	Traditional agroforestry system (rubber), part of landscape known as “the biodiversity corridor”¹ since it is situated between the two National Parks Extensive area of former illegal logging; Tengkawang forest	Lack of opportunity after illegal logging ban Lack of resources, access dispute with National Park authority for the wetlands
Pilot 2	The upstream region of Kapuas River, bordering Betung Kerihun National Park	Remote area adjacent to Betun Kerihun national park, little pressure on forest by traditional communities; some former logging; very rough terrain, topography; fragile landforms	Gold mining : income vs environmental risk Highly dependent on NTFPs Logging concession potential threat for the environment (erosion)
Pilot 3	The south of Kapuas Hulu river	An area with better infrastructure (main road from Sintang to Putussibau), but remote villages as well in the southern part bordering Central Kalimantan; well known for high impact of local gold mining; traditional rubber; huge Kerangas forest area	Gold mining: income vs environmental risk Oil palm estates starting to look for establishment
Pilot 4	West of Kapuas Hulu, bordering Sintang District and Malaysia	An area newly exposed to oil palm estates with pro and contra	Oil palm plantations want to expand in the peat swamps Lack of opportunity, land dispute related to oil palm development among villagers

¹http://wwf.panda.org/?209387/Corridor-Restoration-Together-with-community-to-answer-the-challenge-of-climatechange; last accessed on 8 October 2013

Kapuas Hulu Regency

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)