East Kutai Regency () is a

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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,

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. 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 Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 448,850 people (comprising 240,268 males and 208,582 females),Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kutai Timur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404) a decrease from 455,504 in mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kutai Timur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404) The town of

Sangatta Sangatta is a town located in, as well being the capital of, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is however, not an autonomous city and consists of the urban sections of two districts within the regency, North Sangatta North Sanga ...

is the capital of the regency. There are several

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companies with concessions around this regency, including Kaltim Prima Coal, one of the largest coal mining companies in

. The regency also contains one of the largest coal mines in Asia - the East Kutai coal mine. East Kutai is home to the world's oldest known figurative art at

Lubang Jeriji Saléh Lubang Jeriji Saléh is a limestone cave complex in Indonesia, located within the Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat Karst in the remote jungle of the Bengalon district of East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan province, on Borneo island. In 2018, a team ...

Administrative districts

East Kutai Regency is divided into eighteen

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areasBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kutai Timur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404) and their 2010 and 2020 census populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Kutai Timur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (a total of 139 rural ''desa'' and 2 urban ''kelurahan''), and its postal codes. Notes: (a) except the village of Kelinjau Ulu (which has a postcode of 75556). (b) includes the ''kelurahan'' of Teluk Lingga.
(c) includes the ''kelurahan'' of Singa Geweh. (d) includes 16 islands off the coast of Kalimantan. (e) includes 8 islands off the coast of Kalimantan.

Climate

Sangatta, the seat of the regency has a

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(Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy rainfall from November to June.

References

External links

* States and territories established in 1999 Mahakam basin Long stubs with short prose {{EKalimantan-geo-stub