Sambas Regency

Sambas Regency Kabupaten Sambas
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Kalimantan
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Coordinates: 1°25′00″N 109°20′00″E / 1.4167°N 109.3333°E / 1.4167; 109.3333
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Kalimantan
Capital	Sambas
Government
• Regent	Satono
• Vice Regent	Heroaldi Djuhardi Alwi
Area
• Total	5,938.48 km2 (2,292.86 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	654,912
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62)
Website	sambas.go.id

Sambas Regency is the most northerly regency in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. The regency is one of the original regencies in West Kalimantan, but on 20 April 1999 the southern districts were removed from Sambas Regency to form a new Bengkayang Regency (then including the town of Singkawang). The residual regency now covers 5,938.48 km², and had a population of 496,120 at the 2010 census^[2] and 629,905 at the 2020 census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 654,912 (comprising 330,813 males and 317,368 females).^[1] The administrative centre is at the town of Sambas.