Marang Kayu () is a district of

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, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 29,244 people, and currently has the total area of 866.20 km². Its district seat is located at the village of Sebuntal. Marang Kayu borders

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to the northeast and

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to the northwest. The district was formed on 11 June 1996 from the northern parts of

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, and it initially consisted of 5 villages: Sabuntal, Kersik, Santan Ulu, Central Santan, and Santan Ilir (three of them were transferred from the outgoing district of Bontang in 1989).

Governance

Villages

Marang Kayu is divided into the following 11 villages (), while the district seat is marked bold:

References

{{reflist 1996 establishments in Indonesia Districts of Kutai Kartanegara Regency