East Kutai Regency
Regency in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
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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 31,819.79 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 2025 was 464,294 people (comprising 248,235 males and 216,059 females),[1] The town of 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 | Ardiansyah Sulaiman |
| • Vice Regent | Mahyunadi |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,819.79 km2 (12,285.69 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate) | |
• Total | 464,294 |
| • Density | 14.5914/km2 (37.7914/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| 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.[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
East Kutai Regency is divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan),[2] tabulated below with their areas[6] and their 2010[3] and 2020[4] census populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.[1] They are grouped for convenience into two geographical sectors (non-administrative); the western sector is entirely inland, while the eastern sector includes all of the districts along the east coast of the regency. 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 2025 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.08.01 | Muara Ancalong [7] | 2,281.29 | 12,511 | 15,246 | 15,819 | Kelinjau Ilir | 9 | 75656 (a) |
| 64.08.06 | Busang [8] | 3,642.17 | 4,326 | 6,396 | 6,213 | Long Lees | 6 | 75556 |
| 64.08.18 | Long Mesangat [9] | 238.15 | 4,250 | 7,168 | 7,672 | Sumber Sari | 7 | 75654 - 75656 |
| 64.08.02 | Muara Wahau [10] | 4,997.22 | 15,734 | 35,963 | 33,375 | Muara Wahau | 10 | 75655 |
| 64.08.07 | Telen [11] | 1,711.30 | 5,766 | 10,829 | 10,406 | Juk Ayaq | 8 | 75554 |
| 64.08.08 | Kongbeng [12] | 1,096.02 | 15,631 | 27,609 | 33,037 | Miau Baru | 7 | 75555 |
| 64.08.03 | Muara Bengkal [13] | 757.95 | 11,331 | 14,030 | 14,007 | Muara Bengkal Ulu | 7 | 75656 |
| 64.08.17 | Batu Ampar [14] | 759.22 | 4,201 | 7,673 | 10,007 | Batu Timbau | 7 | 75654 |
| Sub-totals | Western sector | 15,483.31 | 73,750 | 124,914 | 130,536 | 61 | ||
| 64.08.04 | North Sangatta (Sangatta Utara) [15] | 333.57 | 72,156 | 120,873 | 132,250 | Sangatta Utara | 4 (b) | 75681 |
| 64.08.09 | Bengalon [16] | 3,389.98 | 22,698 | 45,314 | 46,141 | Sepaso | 11 | 75618 |
| 64.08.13 | Teluk Pandan (Pandan Bay) [17] | 924.94 | 12,208 | 18,791 | 15,465 | Teluk Pandan | 6 | 75682 |
| 64.08.12 | South Sangatta (Sangatta Selatan)[18] | 1,201.04 | 18,194 | 30,117 | 33,235 | Sangatta Selatan | 4 (c) | 75680 |
| 64.08.14 | Rantau Pulung [19] | 916.02 | 7,203 | 12,167 | 15,425 | Kebon Agung | 9 | 75683 |
| 64.08.05 | Sangkulirang (d)[20] | 2,073.13 | 16,181 | 26,449 | 26,131 | Benua Baru Ilir | 15 | 75686 |
| 64.08.10 | Kaliorang [21] | 337.09 | 7,998 | 15,355 | 20,344 | Bukit Makmur | 7 | 75617 |
| 64.08.11 | Sandaran (e)[22] | 2,929.05 | 6,494 | 12,604 | 12,214 | Manubar | 9 | 75685 |
| 64.08.15 | Kaubun [23] | 544.77 | 9,622 | 14,867 | 19,091 | Bumi Etam | 8 | 75619 |
| 64.08.16 | Karangan [24] | 3,685.83 | 9,133 | 13,008 | 13,421 | Karangan Hilir | 7 | 75684 |
| Sub-totals | Eastern sector | 16,336.40 | 181,887 | 309,545 | 333,758 | 80 | ||
| Totals | 31,819.71 | 255,637 | 434,459 | 464,294 | 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
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[25] | |||||||||||||
