Bengalon is an administrative district (''kecamatan'') within
East Kutai Regency
East Kutai Regency () is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 31,239.84 km2 and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 434,459 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Stati ...
, in
East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo/Kalimantan. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the cu ...
Province of Indonesia. According to the 2010 census, Bengalon was inhabited by 22,698 people, which rose to 45,314 at the 2020 Census, but fell back to 44,397 in mid 2024 according to the official estimates.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Kutai Timur Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404)]
Bengalon was formed on 16 July 1999 from the northern parts of
Sangatta.
It is the location of the
Bengalon coal mine. The administrative centre is in the village of Sepaso.
Etymology
There are several theories surrounding the origin of place name ''Bengalon'':
* From a local corruption of the word ''
bungalow
A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is typically single or one and a half storey, if a smaller upper storey exists it is frequently set in the roof and Roof window, windows that come out from the roof, and may be surrounded by wide ve ...
'', a type of house;
* from Bungalo Mengkaying, the place where Mahaputri Indra Perwati Dewi and Aji Batara Agung Paduka Nira were married; or
* from ''bengalon'', the name of a tree or fruit, abundant along the river.
Governance
Villages
Bengalon is divided into the following eleven villages (''desa''):
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bengalon Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404041)]
Transport
Lubuktutung is the port for the export of coal, brought in from Sepaso by a new heavy duty railway to the Bengalon Coal Handling Facility.
References
1999 establishments in Indonesia
Districts of East Kutai Regency
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