East Kutai Regency ( id, Kabupaten Kutai Timur) is a

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East Kalimantan East Kalimantan (Indonesian: ) is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary), 3.42 million at the 2015 census, and 3. ...

province,

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. It has an area of 35,747.50 km² and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 census and 434,459 at the 2020 census. The town of

Sangatta Sangatta is a town located in East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan East Kalimantan ( Indonesian: ) is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census ...

is the capital of the regency. There are several

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companies with concessions around this regency, including

Kaltim Prima Coal East Kalimantan ( Indonesian: ) is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary), 3.42 million at the 2015 census, and 3 ...

, one of the largest coal mining companies in

. The regency also contains one of the largest coal mine in Asia - the

East Kutai coal mine The East Kutai Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the East Kutai Regency. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 2.73 billion tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable g ...

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

Administrative Districts

East Kutai Regency is divided into eighteen

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 and 2020 census populationsBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes. Notes: (a) except the village of Kelinjau Ulu (which has a postcode of 75556). (b) includes 16 islands off the coast of Kalimantan. (c) includes 8 islands off the coast of Kalimantan.

Climate

Sangatta, the seat of the regency has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

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

References

External links

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