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 and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 census and 434,459 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 425,613 (comprising 227,716 males and 197,897 females). The town of Sangatta is the capital of the regency.
East Kutai Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Timur | |
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Regency | |
Regent office building | |
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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 | Kasmidi Bulang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35,747.5 km2 (13,802.2 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 425,613 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/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.
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