East Kutai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kutai Timur) is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 35,747.50 km2[2] and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 census[3] and 434,459 at the 2020 census.[4] The town of Sangatta is the capital of the regency.
East Kutai Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Timur | |
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Regency | |
Regent office building | |
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![]() Location within East Kalimantan | |
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Coordinates: 1.03769°N 117.83112°E / 1.03769; 117.83112 | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | East Kalimantan |
Capital | Sangatta |
Government | |
• Regent | Ardiansyah Sulaiman |
• Vice Regent | Kasmidi Bulang |
Area | |
• Total | 35,747.5 km2 (13,802.2 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 434,459 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
Area code | (+62) 549 |
Website | kutaitimurkab |
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 mine in Asia - the East Kutai coal mine.
East Kutai is home to the world's oldest known figurative art at Lubang Jeriji Saléh.[5]
East Kutai Regency is divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan),[2] tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 and 2020 census populations[6][7] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.
District Name | Area in km2 | Pop'n census 2010 | Pop'n census 2020 | No. of vill. | Post codes |
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Muara Ancalong | 2,739.30 | 12,511 | 15,246 | 6 | 75656 (a) |
Busang | 3,721.61 | 4,326 | 6,396 | 6 | 75556 |
Long Mesangat | 526.98 | 4,250 | 7,168 | 7 | 75654 - 75656 |
Muara Wahau | 5,724.32 | 15,734 | 35,963 | 10 | 75655 |
Telen | 3,129.61 | 5,766 | 10,829 | 8 | 75554 |
Kongbeng | 581.27 | 15,631 | 27,609 | 7 | 75555 |
Muara Bengkal | 1,522.80 | 11,331 | 14,030 | 7 | 75656 |
Batu Ampar | 204.50 | 4,201 | 7,673 | 7 | 75654 |
Sangatta Utara (North Sangatta) | 1,262.59 | 72,156 | 120,873 | 4 | 75681 |
Bengalon | 3,196.24 | 22,698 | 45,314 | 11 | 75618 |
Teluk Pandan (Pandan Bay) | 831.00 | 12,208 | 18,791 | 6 | 75682 |
Sangatta Selatan (South Sangatta) | 1,660.85 | 18,194 | 30,117 | 4 | 75680 |
Rantau Pulung | 143.82 | 7,203 | 12,167 | 9 | 75683 |
Sangkulirang (b) | 3,322.80 | 16,181 | 26,449 | 15 | 75686 |
Kaliorang | 438.91 | 7,998 | 15,355 | 7 | 75617 |
Sandaran (c) | 3,419.30 | 6,494 | 12,604 | 9 | 75685 |
Kaubun | 257.45 | 9,622 | 14,867 | 8 | 75619 |
Karangan | 3,064.36 | 9,133 | 13,008 | 7 | 75684 |
Totals | 35,747.50 | 253,904 | 434,459 | 141 |
Notes: (a) except the village of Kelinjau Ulu (which has a postcode of 75556). (b) includes 16 islands off the coast of Kalimantan. (c) includes 8 islands off the coast of Kalimantan.
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 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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[8] |
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