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Muara Badak
Muara Badak () is a district of Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 50,435 people, and currently has the total area of 781.52 km2. Its district seat is located at the village of Muara Badak Ulu. Muara Badak borders Samarinda (specifically the district of North Samarinda) to the southwest. Natural gas reserve was discovered by Huffco in 1972, and as a result, the district gave its name to state-owned corporation Badak LNG, who is active at Bontang. History Although the name Muara Badak literally translates to "Rhinoceros Estuary", some theories disputed this etymology, due to the fact that there is no clear evidence about the existence of rhinoceros there. Some connected instead to the tree (now extinct), or the phrase attributed to the sultan of Kutai when first visiting this region in 1806 or 1825, "". On 1 December 1989, at the same time when Bontang was formed as an administrative city, three villages, namely Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of East Kalimantan
The province of East Kalimantan in Indonesia is divided into 10 regencies and cities which in turn are divided administratively into 105 districts, known as ''kecamatan''. Each district have their own villages or subdistricts, rural ones are known as or (the latter only in Berau, Mahakam Ulu and West Kutai), while urban ones are known as . The tables below are accompanied by regional codes (), and years of establishment, according to regional regulations (/ government regulations) or other sources. Regarding the latter, many of them have no clear history regarding its legal formation, since 56 districts (excluding 13 districts of Bulungan, now part of North Kalimantan since 2012), have been named on ''Monografi Daerah Propinsi Kalimantan Timur'' ("Regional Monograph of the Province of East Kalimantan", 1969). The districts of East Kalimantan, with the regency (or city) each falls into, are as follows: Balikpapan Berau Bontang East Kutai Kutai Kartanegara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Samarinda
North Samarinda (, ) is a district of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 112,076 people, and currently has a total area of 229.52 km2. Its district seat is located at the village of Lempake. The district was formed on 11 June 1996 from the northern parts of Samarinda Ilir, and it initially consisted of 6 villages. On 14 December 2010, the district of Sungai Pinang, Samarinda, Sungai Pinang was separated from North Samarinda. Previously, its district seat was located at Sungai Pinang Dalam. Governance Villages North Samarinda is divided into the following 8 villages (): The villages of West Sempaja, East Sempaja, and Budaya Pampang were created on 12 August 2014 from parts of South Sempaja (first two) and Sungai Siring, respectively. Demographics References 1996 establishments in Indonesia Districts of Samarinda {{EKalimantan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |