East Kutai Regency
East Kutai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kutai Timur) is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 35,747.50 km²[1] and a population of 253,904 at the 2010 Census.[2] Sangatta is the capital of the regency.
East Kutai Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Timur | |
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 Regent office building | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within East Kalimantan | |
  East Kutai Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia  East Kutai Regency East Kutai Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 1.03769°N 117.83112°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Capital | Sangatta |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Ismunandar |
| • Vice Regent | Kasmidi Bulang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35,747.5 km2 (13,802.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 253,904 |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 549 |
| Website | kutaitimurkab |
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.[3]
Administration
East Kutai Regency is divided into 18 districts (kecamatan)[1] , tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:[4]
| Name | Population Census 2010 |
|---|---|
| Muara Ancalong | 12,511 |
| Busang | 4,326 |
| Long Mesangat | 4,250 |
| Muara Wahau | 15,734 |
| Telen | 5,766 |
| Kongbeng | 15,631 |
| Muara Bengkal | 11,331 |
| Batu Ampar | 4,201 |
| Sangatta Utara (North Sangatta) | 72,156 |
| Bengalon | 22,698 |
| Teluk Pandan | 12,208 |
| Sangatta Selatan (South Sangatta) | 18,194 |
| Rantau Pulung | 7,203 |
| Sangkulirang | 16,181 |
| Kaliorang | 7,998 |
| Sandaran | 6,494 |
| Kaubun | 9,622 |
| Karangan | 9,133 |
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 |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- "www.kutaitimur.go.id". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- "www.kutaitimur.go.id". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- Safutra, Ilham (9 November 2018). "Keren! Lukisan Binatang Tertua di Dunia Ada di Kaltim". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- "Climate: Sangatta". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
External links
Regencies and cities of East Kalimantan | ||
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Capital: Samarinda | ||
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