Abstract:
Changes in land cover of an area always change from year to year; changes in land cover can cause negative excess if not managed properly. This study was conducted in Pontianak City to determine changes in land cover that occurred from year 2005 to 2020. Land cover is categorized into three, namely mixed plantation, settlement and bare land. Settlement growth is the most dominant factor in Pontianak City. Changes in land cover from year 2005 to 2020 give the fact that the development of settlement in Pontianak City is very rapid. This is of
course in line with the increase in population from year 2005 to 2020.The land cover of Pontianak City until year 2020 is dominated by built-up areas or settlement covering an area of 8073.88 ha or 80.739 km2 or 74.866% of the total area of Pontianak City, namely 107.844 km2. Mixed plantation is 19.997%, which is 2156.9 ha or 21.57 km2 and
bare land is 5.137%, which is 553,957 ha or 5,540 km2.
