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Nunukan
Nunukan Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the northern districts of Bulungan Regency. Nunukan Regency shares international borders with the Malaysian states of Sabah to the north and Sarawak to the west, and inter-regency borders with Tana Tidung Regency and Malinau Regency to the south, as well as the coastal city of Tarakan in the east. The regency covers an area of 14,247.50 km2 and it had a population of 140,841 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 199,090 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 227,460 (comprising 119,672 males and 107,788 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Nunukan Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6504) Nunukan is also the name of an island within this regency. It has an area of 226 km2. Nunukan town, the capital of the regency, is located on Nunukan Island, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunukan Island
Nunukan is an island within the Nunukan Regency in North Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. There are four villages on the island: West Nunukan, East Nunukan, North Nunukan, and Sebuku. These have a combined population of 27,874. See also *List of islands of Indonesia The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago () or Nusantara, may refer either to the islands composing the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands. Indonesia is the world's largest a ... References Islands of Kalimantan Landforms of North Kalimantan {{NKalimantan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regencies And Cities Of Indonesia
Regency (Indonesia), Regencies () and City status in Indonesia#Kota, cities (''kota'') are the second-level subdivisions of Indonesia, administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the Provinces of Indonesia, provinces, and above the Districts of Indonesia, districts. Regencies are roughly equivalent to American County (United States), counties, although Lists of populated places in the United States, most cities in the United States are below the counties. Following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and city municipalities became the key administrative units responsible for providing most governmental services. Each of regencies and cities has their own local government and legislative body. The difference between a regency and a city lies in demography, size, and economy. Generally, a regency comprises a rural area larger than a city, but also often includes various towns. A city usually has non-agricultural economic acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tawau
Tawau (), formerly known as Tawao, is the capital of the Tawau District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the third-largest city (or town)While Tawau have a population of more than 100,000 of which is considered city elsewhere in the world it is officially referred as "bandar" (town) in Malay language due to Malaysian law have multiple criteria for a town to be considered a city including a population of more than 500,000 (such as George Town, Penang), administrative centre of a state (such as Kuching, a state capital of Sarawak despite its smaller 300,000 population) and income of RM100 million. in Sabah, after Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. It is located on the Semporna Peninsula in the southeast coast of the state in the administrative centre of Tawau Division, which is bordered by the Sulu Sea to the east, the Celebes Sea to the south at Cowie BayCowie Bay in the early 19th century was known as Kalabakong Bay. It is also known as Sibuco Bay. and shares a border with North Kalim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tana Tidung Regency
Tana Tidung Regency is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency within the Indonesian provinces, Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. It is Indonesia's least populous regency, with 25,584 inhabitants recorded in the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 30,036 (comprising 15,762 males and 14,274 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Tana Tidung Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6503) Its regency seat is the town of Tideng Pale, in Sesayap District, where 12,364 of the regency's population lived in mid 2024. Created on 17 July 2007 by splitting off the most northern three districts of Bulungan Regency, it is a relatively new regency and the smallest in terms of land area in North Kalimantan province (3,858.31 km2). The regency has the lowest poverty rate in the province, and is the second least-densely populated area after the Malinau Regency.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tausūg People
The Tausug (also spelled Tausog; natively , Jawi: ) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Sulu Archipelago and northeastern coastal areas of Borneo, which spans present-day Philippines and Malaysia. Large Tausug populations are also found in the cities of mainland Mindanao, in particular Zamboanga City, Cotabato City and Davao City, and the island of Palawan. Smaller Tausug communities can be found in North Kalimantan in Indonesia. Following the introduction of Islam to the Sulu Archipelago in the 14th century, the Tausug established the Sultanate of Sulu, a thalassocratic state that exercised sovereignty over the islands that bordered the Zamboanga Peninsula in the east to Palawan in the north. At its peak, it also covered areas further inland in northeastern Borneo and southwestern Mindanao. During the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, Tausug soldiers resisted repeated Spanish invasions and the Sultanate of Sulu remained a de facto independent state u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murut People
The Murut, alternatively referred to as Tagol/Tahol, constitute an indigenous ethnic community comprising 29 distinct sub-ethnic groups dwelling within the northern inland territories of Borneo. Characterized by their rich cultural diversity, the Murutic languages form a linguistic family encompassing approximately half a dozen closely intertwined Austronesian languages. Murut populations exhibit dispersion in Malaysia's Sabah and the northern part of Sarawak, as well as in the country of Brunei and the Indonesian North Kalimantan Province. Furthermore, the Murut people have close connections with the Tidung people, Tidung, who historically inhabited Borneo's east coast region that underwent processes of Islamization and Malayalization, Etymology The literal translation of ''murut'' is "hill people". Demographics A large percentage of the Murut communities are in the southwest interior of Sabah, East Malaysia, specifically the districts of Keningau, Tenom, Nabawan, Labua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Kalimantan
North Kalimantan () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. North Kalimantan borders the Malaysian states of Sabah to the north and Sarawak to the west, and by the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan to the south. Tanjung Selor serves as the capital of the province, while Tarakan is the largest city and the financial centre. Formed on 25 October 2012, North Kalimantan was separated from the province of East Kalimantan to reduce development disparity and Malaysia's influence over the territory. North Kalimantan covers 70,650.73 square kilometres and consists of four regency (Indonesia), regencies and one List of regencies and cities in Indonesia, city. It had a population of 524,656 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 701,784 at the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. making it at that time the least populous province in Indonesia, unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malinau Regency
Malinau Regency is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the western districts of Bulungan Regency. The administrative centre is the town of Malinau Kota, Malinau. The regency is home to the Kayan Mentarang National Park. It covers an area of 38,973.56 km2, and had a population of 62,423 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 82,510 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 87,582.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Malinau Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6502) It is the regency with the largest area in the province (containing over 55% of the provincial area), as well as the least densely populated. Other than that, Malinau is the only regency in North Kalimantan that is predominantly Protestant and the second most-developed region in North Kalimantan after Tarakan in terms of Human Developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarakan
Tarakan is an island and co-extensively the sole city within the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. The island city is the largest urban area in North Kalimantan population-wise and is located in northern Borneo, midway along the coast of the province. The city boundaries are co-extensive with the island (including a couple of small islands off the coast of the Tarakan Barat District). Once a major oil-producing region during the colonial period, Tarakan had great strategic importance during the Pacific War and was among the first Japanese targets early in the conflict. It is the sole city within the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan (established in 2012). According to Statistics Indonesia, the city had a population of 193,370 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 242,786 inhabitants at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 255,310 (comprising 132,175 males and 123,135 females).Badan Pusat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telephone Numbers In Indonesia
Telephone numbers in Indonesia have different systems for land lines and mobile phones: land lines use area codes, while mobile phones do not. For land line area codes, the digit "0" is added in front when dialing domestic long distance from within Indonesia, but is always omitted when calling from abroad. Instead, callers would use the Indonesian country code +62, followed by the area code, without the "0". Domestic phone numbers in large cities have 8 digits, and in other areas 7 digits. Mobile phone numbers have a total of 9 to 11 digits for postpaid depending on the operator, whereas prepaid services get 10 to 12 digits determined by the operator. Until October 1999, East Timor was included in the Indonesian telephone numbering plan, using the area codes 0390 (for Dili) and 0399 (for Baucau). To make a phone call to Indonesia from abroad, the following formats are used: For calls to landlines, callers dial +62, followed by the area code and subscriber's number, omitting t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulungan Regency
Bulungan Regency, formerly known as Bulongan, is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 13,181.92 km2 and had a population of 112,663 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 151,844 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 172,106.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Bulungan Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6501) The administrative centre is at Tanjung Selor. History The Bulungan Regency was originally co-extensive with what subsequently became the province of North Kalimantan. On 8 October 1997 the town of Tarakan was cut out of the regency to become an independent city. Two years later, on 4 October 1999, the remaining territory of the regency was split to create two additional regencies - Malinau Regency and Nunukan Regency. On 17 July 2007, three more districts (''kecamatan'') was split from Bulungan Regency to form a new regency, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalimantan province to the south. The Federal Territory (Malaysia), Federal Territory of Labuan is an island just off Sabah's west coast. Sabah shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the west and the Philippines to the north and east. Kota Kinabalu is the state capital and the economic centre of the state, and the seat of the Government of Sabah, Sabah State government. Other major towns in Sabah include Sandakan and Tawau. The 2020 census recorded a population of 3,418,785 in the state. It has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests, abundant with animal and plant species. The state has long mountain ranges on the west side which forms part of the Crocker Range National Park. Kinabatangan River, the second longest river in Malaysia runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
