Krayan is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

Nunukan Regency Nunukan Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. Nunukan Regency shares international borders with the Malaysian states of Sabah to the north and Sarawak to the west, and inter-regency borders with Tana Tidung Regency and M ...

, North Kalimantan,

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. It is located on the west side of Nunukan Regency and borders the state of

Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...

and

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...

in Malaysia. The district consists of 65 villages, while the main town is Long Bawan. The population is estimated to be 6,824 in 2014, and the majority are of the Lundayeh ethnic group. Due to the remote location, the district is usually accessible via air, that is from

Nunukan Airport Nunukan International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Nunukan) is an international airport serving Nunukan, located in the province of North Kalimantan in Indonesia. Airlines and Destinations Facilities The airport has one runway ...

to Juvai Semaring Airport in Long Bawan.

Economy

The district is renowned as a major rice producer in Nunukan regency, specifically of a variety called Adan rice, and is marketed widely in nearby Malaysia and Brunei. The district also produces mountain salts, collected from salt springs located in the district. Some part of the

Kayan Mentarang National Park Kayan Mentarang National Park ( id, Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang) is a densely forested national park located in the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. The national park is named after a great dispersed Mentara ...

area is located in this district.

References

Districts of North Kalimantan {{NKalimantan-geo-stub