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.

East Kutai Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Timur
Regent office building
Regent office building
Coat of arms of East Kutai Regency
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

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] 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 [6] 1,883 12,511 15,246 14,590 Kelinjau Ilir 9 75656 (a)
64.08.06 Busang [7] 3,829 4,326 6,396 5,928 Long Lees 6 75556
64.08.18 Long Mesangat [8] 265 4,250 7,168 7,226 Sumber Sari 7 75654
- 75656
64.08.02 Muara Wahau [9] 5,381.9 15,734 35,963 31,015 Muara Wahau 10 75655
64.08.07 Telen [10] 1,475.7 5,766 10,829 9,883 Jun Ayak 8 75554
64.08.08 Kongbeng [11] 1,078.9 15,631 27,609 30,716 Miau Baru 7 75555
64.08.03 Muara Bengkal [12] 779 11,331 14,030 13,591 Muara Bengkal Ulu 7 75656
64.08.17 Batu Ampar [13] 738 4,201 7,673 8,513 Batu Timbau 7 75654
Totals Western half 15,430.5 73,750 124,914 121,462 61
64.08.04 Sangatta Utara
(North Sangatta) [14]
334 72,156 120,873 125,410 Sangatta Utara 4 (b) 75681
64.08.09 Bengalon [15] 3,668.3 22,698 45,314 42,302 Sepaso 11 75618
64.08.13 Teluk Pandan
(Pandan Bay) [16]
907 12,208 18,791 14,247 Teluk Pandan 6 75682
64.08.12 Sangatta Selatan
(South Sangatta) [17]
1,225 18,194 30,117 30,760 Sangatta Selatan 4 (c) 75680
64.08.14 Rantau Pulung [18] 916 7,203 12,167 13,871 Kebon Agung 9 75683
Totals Southern quarter 7,050.3 132,459 227,262 226,590 34
64.08.05 Sangkulirang (d) [19] 2,046.8 16,181 26,449 24,245 Benua Baru Ilir 15 75686
64.08.10 Kaliorang [20] 276 7,998 15,355 17,682 Bukit Makmur 7 75617
64.08.11 Sandaran (e) [21] 2,918 6,494 12,604 10,878 Manubar 9 75685
64.08.15 Kaubun [22] 583 9,622 14,867 16,570 Bumi Etam 8 75619
64.08.16 Karangan [23] 3,481 9,133 13,008 12,213 Karangan Hilir 7 75684
Totals Eastern quarter 9,304.8 49,428 82,283 81,588 46
Totals 31,785.6 255,637 434,459 429,640 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[24]

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. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Muara Ancalong Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404010)
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Busang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404011)
  8. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Long Mesangat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404012)
  9. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Muara Wahau Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404020)
  10. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Telen Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404021)
  11. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kongbeng Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404022)
  12. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Muara Bengkal Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404030)
  13. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Batu Ampar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404031)
  14. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sangatta Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404040)
  15. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bengalon Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404041)
  16. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Teluk Pandan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404042)
  17. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sangatta Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404043)
  18. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Rantau Pulung Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404044)
  19. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sangkulirang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404050)
  20. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kaliorang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404051)
  21. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sandaran Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404052)
  22. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kaubun Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404053)
  23. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Karangan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404054)
  24. ^ "Climate: Sangatta". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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