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East Kutai Regency

Coordinates: 1°02′16″N 117°49′52″E / 1.03769°N 117.83112°E / 1.03769; 117.83112
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East Kutai Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Timur
Regency
Regent office building
Regent office building
Coat of arms of East Kutai Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Kalimantan
Location within East Kalimantan
East Kutai Regency is located in Kalimantan
East Kutai Regency
East Kutai Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
East Kutai Regency is located in Indonesia
East Kutai Regency
East Kutai Regency
East Kutai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°02′16″N 117°49′52″E / 1.03769°N 117.83112°E / 1.03769; 117.83112
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
CapitalSangatta
Government
 • RegentArdiansyah Sulaiman
 • Vice RegentKasmidi Bulang
Area
 • Total
31,239.84 km2 (12,061.77 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
455,504
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 549
Websitekutaitimurkab.go.id

East Kutai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kutai Timur) is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 31,239.84 km2[2] and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 census[3] and 434,459 at the 2020 census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 455,504 (comprising 244,525 males and 210,979 females).[1] The town of Sangatta is the capital of the regency.

There are several coal mining companies with concessions around this regency, including Kaltim Prima Coal, one of the largest coal mining companies in Indonesia.[citation needed] The regency also contains one of the largest coal mines in Asia - the East Kutai coal mine.

East Kutai is home to the world's oldest known figurative art at Lubang Jeriji Saléh.[5]

Administrative Districts

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East Kutai Regency is divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan),[2] tabulated below with their areas and their 2010[3] and 2020[4] census populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] Note the mid-2023 official population estimates for the districts only add up to 429,640 although the regency population (in the same official government document) is given as 455,504. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 139 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
census
2010		 Pop'n
census
2020		 Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
codes
64.08.01 Muara Ancalong 2,289.84 12,511 15,246 14,590 Kelinjau Ilir 6 75656 (a)
64.08.06 Busang 3,561.07 4,326 6,396 5,930 Long Lees 6 75556
64.08.18 Long Mesangat 238.37 4,250 7,168 7,230 Sumber Sari 7 75654
- 75656
64.08.02 Muara Wahau 4,997.83 15,734 35,963 31,020 Muara Wahau 10 75655
64.08.07 Telen 1,783.08 5,766 10,829 9,880 Jun Ayak 8 75554
64.08.08 Kongbeng 1,101.24 15,631 27,609 30,720 Miau Baru 7 75555
64.08.03 Muara Bengkal 758.80 11,331 14,030 13,590 Muara Bengkal Ulu 7 75656
64.08.17 Batu Ampar 759.01 4,201 7,673 8,510 Batu Timbau 7 75654
64.08.04 Sangatta Utara
(North Sangatta)		 333.56 72,156 120,873 125,410 Sangatta Utara 4 (b) 75681
64.08.09 Bengalon 3,429.36 22,698 45,314 42,300 Sepaso 11 75618
64.08.13 Teluk Pandan
(Pandan Bay)		 926.04 12,208 18,791 14,250 Teluk Pandan 6 75682
64.08.12 Sangatta Selatan
(South Sangatta)		 1,201.06 18,194 30,117 30,760 Sangatta Selatan 4 (c) 75680
64.08.14 Rantau Pulung 916.04 7,203 12,167 13,870 Kebon Agung 9 75683
64.08.05 Sangkulirang (d) 1,630.38 16,181 26,449 24,250 Benua Baru Ilir 15 75686
64.08.10 Kaliorang 302.93 7,998 15,355 17,680 Bukit Makmur 7 75617
64.08.11 Sandaran (e) 2,829.54 6,494 12,604 10,880 Manubar 9 75685
64.08.15 Kaubun 578.44 9,622 14,867 16,570 Bumi Etam 8 75619
64.08.16 Karangan 3,603.23 9,133 13,008 12,210 Karangan Hilir 7 75684
Totals 31,239.84 255,637 434,459 455,504 Sangatta 141

Notes: (a) except the village of Kelinjau Ulu (which has a postcode of 75556). (b) includes the kelurahan of Teluk Lingga.
(c) includes the kelurahan of Singa Geweh. (d) includes 16 islands off the coast of Kalimantan. (e) includes 8 islands off the coast of Kalimantan.

Climate

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Sangatta, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy rainfall from November to June.

Climate data for Sangatta
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.4
(86.7) 		30.4
(86.7) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.1
(86.2) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.3
(86.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.7
(80.1) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.7
(80.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.4
(74.1) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.2
(73.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 157
(6.2) 		142
(5.6) 		190
(7.5) 		203
(8.0) 		201
(7.9) 		157
(6.2) 		107
(4.2) 		115
(4.5) 		117
(4.6) 		123
(4.8) 		193
(7.6) 		190
(7.5) 		1,895
(74.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kutai Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6408)
  2. ^ a b "www.kutaitimur.go.id". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ Safutra, Ilham (9 November 2018). "Keren! Lukisan Binatang Tertua di Dunia Ada di Kaltim". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Climate: Sangatta". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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