Krayan

Krayan
Krayan
	District
	Krayan Krayan
	Coordinates: 3°54′41″N 115°41′53″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Kalimantan
Regency	Nunukan Regency
Area
• Total	183.474 km2 (70.840 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Central Indonesian Time)

Krayan is a district in Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan, Indonesia.

It is located on the west side of Nunukan Regency and borders the state of Sabah and Sarawak 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,[1] 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 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.[2] The district also produces mountain salts, collected from salt springs located in the district.

Some part of the Kayan Mentarang National Park area is located in this district.

References

Kecamatan Krayan Dalam Angka 2015, Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Nunukan, 2015, p. 40, retrieved 2 Mar 2017
Black Adan Krayan Rice, Arca del Gusto, 2016, retrieved 2 Mar 2017

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[Kecamatan_Krayan-1] Kecamatan Krayan Dalam Angka 2015, Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Nunukan, 2015, p. 40, retrieved 2 Mar 2017

[Slow_Food_Foundation-2] Black Adan Krayan Rice, Arca del Gusto, 2016, retrieved 2 Mar 2017