Dema – a small village of three dusun in Anjongan district, West Borneo
Dema is an Indonesian village (desa) located in Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan) province, within Kabupaten Mempawah, and belongs to Anjongan district (kecamatan). Based on its geographic coordinates, it is positioned near the Equator in the western part of Borneo island. The village directly borders Ngarak village, which already belongs to the neighboring Mandor district of Kabupaten Landak. According to 2020 data, Dema is divided into three dusun – Dusun Baguruh, Dusun Dema, and Dusun Pinyuh Kersik – and twelve RT (rukun tetangga, meaning neighborhood units).
General overview
Dema is a small, rural settlement belonging to Anjongan kecamatan within the administrative framework of Kabupaten Mempawah. According to available sources, the village consists of three dusun: Dusun Baguruh, Dusun Dema, and Dusun Pinyuh Kersik, which are collectively divided into twelve RT – this administrative structure follows the standard Indonesian rural organizational model. The settlement's immediate neighbor is Ngarak, which belongs to Mandor district of Kabupaten Landak, making Dema administratively interpretable as a border zone at the contact point of two kabupaten. The Mempawah regency as a whole is characterized as a mixed ethnically composed area where Dayak, Malay, and Chinese communities traditionally live together; this diversity is generally true for much of West Kalimantan, though the available sources do not provide direct data on ethnic proportions specific to Dema. The area is predominantly embedded in agricultural and forested Bornean landscape, a characteristic feature generally observed in rural settlements of the region.
Real estate and investment
No settlement-level real estate market data is available specifically for Dema village. In the broader context of Kabupaten Mempawah, it can be stated that the real estate market in West Kalimantan province is generally more active in areas near the provincial capital, Pontianak city, while in more distant rural villages like Dema, transaction volumes are characteristically low and the market is poorly transparent. In Indonesia, property acquisition opportunities for foreign nationals are legally restricted: full ownership (hak milik) is available exclusively to Indonesian citizens, while foreigners can access property only in the form of hak pakai (usage rights) or hak sewa (lease rights), and even this is permitted only under specific conditions. From an investment perspective, a small rural Bornean village with no known tourism or industrial development data requires cautious assessment; local legal and property advisory consultation is recommended before making any decisions.
Safety and security
No settlement-level public safety data or crime statistics are available specifically for Dema. The broader region, Kalimantan Barat province, can generally be classified among Indonesia's moderately developed rural provinces, where public safety conditions in rural areas are typically related to factors arising from underdeveloped transportation infrastructure and limited territorial coverage of law enforcement services, rather than elevated crime rates. No publicly available sources are known that report extraordinary deterioration of public safety regarding rural settlements in Kabupaten Mempawah and Anjongan kecamatan. Standard travel and stay precautions – careful handling of valuables, respect for local customs – are equally recommended here as in any other rural area of Indonesia.
Tourist attractions
No named tourist attractions or tourist destinations in Dema village can be identified from available sources. In the broader district, within Kabupaten Mempawah territory, the regency capital, Mempawah city, is known for the Keraton Amantubillah Malay sultanate palace complex, which is one of the region's cultural and historical landmarks; however, this is located separately in the regency capital, and no data is available on the specific distance between the two locations. The generally known natural features of West Kalimantan – Bornean rainforests, river systems, and the culture of Dayak communities – provide the tourism context for the province as a whole, but their direct connection to Dema cannot be substantiated from available sources. No data is available on the village's tourism infrastructure (accommodation, food service, organized programs).
Summary
Dema is a small rural village of three dusun and twelve RT in West Borneo, in Anjongan district of Kabupaten Mempawah, directly bordering Mandor district of Kabupaten Landak. Available data on the village is limited; its tourism significance, developed real estate market, or notable attractions are currently unknown. The place's regional context is defined by the rural, mixed ethnically traditional landscape of Kalimantan Barat province.
