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East Kutai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kutai Timur; pronounced [kabuˌpat̪ɛn ˌkut̪ai̯ ˈt̪imʊr], abbreviated as Kutim) is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 31,239.84 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 2024 was 448,850 people (comprising 240,268 males and 208,582 females),[1] a decrease from 455,504 in mid 2023.[1] The town of Sangatta is the capital of the regency.

Key Information

There are several coal mining companies with concessions around this regency, including Kaltim Prima Coal, one of the largest coal mining companies in Indonesia.[citation needed] 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.[5]

Administrative districts

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East Kutai Regency is divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan),[2] tabulated below with their areas[1] and their 2010[3] and 2020[4] census populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.[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 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
64.08.01 Muara Ancalong[6] 2,289.84 12,511 15,246 15,182 Kelinjau Ilir 9 75656 (a)
64.08.06 Busang[7] 3,561.07 4,326 6,396 6,075 Long Lees 6 75556
64.08.18 Long Mesangat[8] 238.37 4,250 7,168 7,410 Sumber Sari 7 75654
- 75656
64.08.02 Muara Wahau[9] 4,997.83 15,734 35,963 32,225 Muara Wahau 10 75655
64.08.07 Telen[10] 1,783.08 5,766 10,829 10,158 Juk Ayaq 8 75554
64.08.08 Kongbeng[11] 1,101.24 15,631 27,609 32,019 Miau Baru 7 75555
64.08.03 Muara Bengkal[12] 758.80 11,331 14,030 13,836 Muara Bengkal Ulu 7 75656
64.08.17 Batu Ampar[13] 759.01 4,201 7,673 9,380 Batu Timbau 7 75654
64.08.04 North Sangatta
(Sangatta Utara)[14]
333.56 72,156 120,873 129,849 Sangatta Utara 4 (b) 75681
64.08.09 Bengalon[15] 3,429.36 22,698 45,314 44,397 Sepaso 11 75618
64.08.13 Teluk Pandan
(Pandan Bay)[16]
926.04 12,208 18,791 14,995 Teluk Pandan 6 75682
64.08.12 South Sangatta
(Sangatta Selatan)[17]
1,201.06 18,194 30,117 32,133 Sangatta Selatan 4 (c) 75680
64.08.14 Rantau Pulung[18] 916.04 7,203 12,167 14,786 Kebon Agung 9 75683
64.08.05 Sangkulirang (d)[19] 1,630.38 16,181 26,449 25,160 Benua Baru Ilir 15 75686
64.08.10 Kaliorang[20] 302.93 7,998 15,355 18,908 Bukit Makmur 7 75617
64.08.11 Sandaran (e)[21] 2,829.54 6,494 12,604 11,608 Manubar 9 75685
64.08.15 Kaubun[22] 578.44 9,622 14,867 17,893 Bumi Etam 8 75619
64.08.16 Karangan[23] 3,603.23 9,133 13,008 12,836 Karangan Hilir 7 75684
Totals 31,239.84 255,637 434,459 448,850 Sangatta 141

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

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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[24]

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