Pemangkat (Chinese: 邦戛, Pinyin: Bāngjiá) is a coastal town at the mouth of the Sambas River in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.[Badan Pusat Statistik, 2025.]
Demographic
Most of the Pemangkat population are
Malay Indonesian and
Tionghoa. The natives of Pemangkat are commonly referred to in
Hakka language as Pangkatnyin, meaning people of Pemangkat.
Geography
Pemangkat has a famous temple, , which is located on the Elephant mount (). This temple is a worship place to a god whom local Chinese believe to be protecting fishermen when sailing out on the sea. This small town still practices many traditional Chinese cultures which can rarely be seen in other places. It has many natural resorts, such as Selindung waterfall, Tanjung Batu beach and Sinam beach.
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