It was created on 18 December 2003 from the eastern part of Sanggau Regency.

Sekadau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.Sekadau Regency consists of seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.

Head of districts are appointed directly by the regent with the recommendation of the regency secretary.

The institute campus is located in the town of Sekadau and focuses on technology-related programs such as agro-technology and computer science.

It is classified as C-class by Ministry of Health and located just across the town of Sekadau.