East Kutai Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Timur
Regent office building
Regent office building
Coat of arms of East Kutai Regency
Location within East Kalimantan
Location within East Kalimantan
East Kutai Regency is located in Kalimantan
East Kutai Regency
East Kutai Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
East Kutai Regency is located in Indonesia
East Kutai Regency
East Kutai Regency
East Kutai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°02′16″N 117°49′52″E / 1.03769°N 117.83112°E / 1.03769; 117.83112
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
CapitalSangatta
Government
  RegentArdiansyah Sulaiman
  Vice RegentKasmidi Bulang
Area
  Total35,747.5 km2 (13,802.2 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total425,613
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 549
Websitekutaitimurkab.go.id

East Kutai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kutai Timur) is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 35,747.50 km2[2] and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 census[3] and 434,459 at the 2020 census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 425,613 (comprising 227,716 males and 197,897 females).[1] The town of Sangatta is the capital of the regency.

There are several coal mining companies with concessions around this regency, including Kaltim Prima Coal, one of the largest coal mining companies in Indonesia. The regency also contains one of the largest coal mine in Asia - the East Kutai coal mine.

East Kutai is home to the world's oldest known figurative art at Lubang Jeriji Saléh.[5]

Administrative Districts

East Kutai Regency is divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan),[2] tabulated below with their areas and their 2010[3] and 2020[4] census populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 139 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
64.08.01Muara Ancalong2,739.3012,51115,24614,605Kelinjau Ilir675656 (a)
64.08.06Busang3,721.614,3266,3965,765Long Lees675556
64.08.18Long Mesangat526.984,2507,1687,291Sumber Sari775654
- 75656
64.08.02Muara Wahau5,724.3215,73435,96330,698Muara Wahau1075655
64.08.07Telen3,129.615,76610,82910,377Jun Ayak875554
64.08.08Kongbeng581.2715,63127,60930,453Miau Baru775555
64.08.03Muara Bengkal1,522.8011,33114,03013,683Muara Bengkal Ulu775656
64.08.17Batu Ampar204.504,2017,6738,179Batu Timbau775654
64.08.04Sangatta Utara
(North Sangatta)
1,262.5972,156120,873123,067Sangatta Utara4 (b)
64.08.09Bengalon3,196.2422,69845,31442,225Sepaso1175618
64.08.13Teluk Pandan
(Pandan Bay)
831.0012,20818,79114,417Teluk Pandan675682
64.08.12Sangatta Selatan
(South Sangatta)
1,660.8518,19430,11730,874Sangatta Selatan4 (c)
64.08.14Rantau Pulung143.827,20312,16713,313Kebon Agung975683
64.08.05Sangkulirang (d)3,322.8016,18126,44924,283Benua Baru Ilir1575686
64.08.10Kaliorang438.917,99815,35516,378Bukit Makmur775617
64.08.11Sandaran (e)3,419.306,49412,60411,410Manubar975685
64.08.15Kaubun257.459,62214,86715,035Bumi Etam875619
64.08.16Karangan3,064.369,13313,00812,660Karangan Hilir775684
Totals35,747.50253,904434,459425,613Sangatta141

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

Climate data for Sangatta
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
30.2
(86.4)
30.4
(86.7)
30.4
(86.7)
30.6
(87.1)
30.1
(86.2)
29.7
(85.5)
30.2
(86.4)
30.3
(86.5)
30.9
(87.6)
30.6
(87.1)
30.3
(86.5)
30.3
(86.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
26.3
(79.3)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
27.2
(81.0)
26.9
(80.4)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.7
(74.7)
23.4
(74.1)
22.9
(73.2)
23.3
(73.9)
23.2
(73.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.3
(73.9)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 157
(6.2)
142
(5.6)
190
(7.5)
203
(8.0)
201
(7.9)
157
(6.2)
107
(4.2)
115
(4.5)
117
(4.6)
123
(4.8)
193
(7.6)
190
(7.5)
1,895
(74.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Kutai Timur Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6408)
  2. 1 2 "www.kutaitimur.go.id". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  3. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Safutra, Ilham (9 November 2018). "Keren! Lukisan Binatang Tertua di Dunia Ada di Kaltim". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. "Climate: Sangatta". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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