Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Kutai Kartanegara Regency (abbreviated as Kukar) is a regency of East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. It has a land area of 27,263.10 km2 and a water area of 4,097 km2, geographically located between 1°18′40″S and 116°31′36″E. The population of the regency was 626,286 at the 2010 Census and 729,382 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 738,189 (comprising 384,005 males and 354,184 females). The town of Tenggarong is the capital of the regency.
Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara | |
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Regency | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Bena Benua Etam (Kutai) (Care About Our Region) | |
Location within East Kalimantan | |
Kutai Kartanegara Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia Kutai Kartanegara Regency Kutai Kartanegara Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 0.44019°S 116.98139°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Capital | Tenggarong |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Edi Damansyah |
| • Vice Regent | Rendi Solihin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27,263.10 km2 (10,526.34 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 738,189 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 541 |
| Website | kukarkab |
In 2019, President Joko Widodo proclaimed that the new national capital of Indonesia would be built in an area partly in the Kutai Kartanegara Regency and partly in the adjacent Penajam North Paser Regency and that the construction process would set off around 2024.
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