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[2] and 729,382 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 738,189 (comprising 384,005 males and 354,184 females).[1] The town of Tenggarong is the capital of the regency.

Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara
Kutai Kartanegara Bridge
Coat of arms of Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Motto(s): 
Bena Benua Etam (Kutai)
(Care About Our Region)
Location within East Kalimantan
Location within East Kalimantan
Kutai Kartanegara Regency is located in Kalimantan
Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Kutai Kartanegara Regency is located in Indonesia
Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Kutai Kartanegara Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°26′25″S 116°58′53″E / 0.44019°S 116.98139°E / -0.44019; 116.98139
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
CapitalTenggarong
Government
 • RegentEdi Damansyah
 • Vice RegentRendi Solihin
Area
 • Total27,263.10 km2 (10,526.34 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total738,189
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 541
Websitekukarkab.go.id

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 Regencyand that the construction process would set off around 2024.[4][5]

History edit

Kutai Kartanegara Regency lies in the historical region of Kutai, home to the first and oldest Hindu kingdom of Indonesia, the Kutai Martadipura Kingdom founded in the 4th century CE by King Kudungga.[6]

Administrative districts edit

Kutai Kartanegara Regency is divided into twenty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid-2022.[1] The newly formed Kota Bangun Darat and West Samboja districts were split from Kota Bangun and Samboja on 5 March 2021, but no separate figures are yet available for their areas and populations, which are still included in the figures for the districts from which they were removed.[7][8]

The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 44 urban kelurahan and 193 rural desa), and its postcode(s).

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
64.02.13 Samboja 1,045.90 54,515 66,617 68,025 Kampung Lama 13 (a) 75271, 76276,
75277, 75279
64.02.20 West Samboja N/A N/A N/A N/A Tani Bakti 10 (a) 75271 - 75274
64.02.14 Muara Jawa (b) 754.50 33,923 41,561 42,461 Muara Jawa Ulu 8 (c) 75261 - 75267
64.02.15 Sanga-Sanga 233.40 17,588 19,728 19,814 Sanga-Sanga Dalam 5 (c) 75251 - 75256
64.02.03 Loa Janan 644.20 56,071 67,471 68,692 Loa Janan Ulu 8 75391
64.02.02 Loa Kulu (d) 1,405.70 39,938 51,639 53,310 Loh Sumber 15 75571
64.02.01 Muara Muntai (e) 928.60 17,315 19,396 19,475 Muara Muntai Ilir 13 75562
64.02.18 Muara Wis 1,108.16 8,557 9,398 9,400 Muara Wis 7 75559
64.02.08 Kota Bangun 1,143.74 31,292 36,655 37,125 Kota Bangun Ulu 11 75561
64.02.19 Kota Bangun Darat N/A N/A N/A N/A Kedang Ipil 10 75561
64.02.06 Tenggarong (f) 398.10 96,209 106,480 106,669 Melayu 14 (g) 75511 - 75517
64.02.07 Sebulu 859.50 36,420 40,925 41,117 Sebulu Ilir 14 75552
64.02.16 Tenggarong
Seberang (h)
437.00 61,441 67,877 67,972 Manunggal Jaya 18 75572
64.02.04 Anggana (i) 1,798.80 32,688 33,416 32,964 Sungai Meriam 8 75381
(j)
64.02.05 Muara Badak (k) 939.09 39,834 46,656 47,253 Muara Badak Ulu 13 75382
64.02.17 Marang Kayu 1,165.71 23,394 26,823 27,054 Sebuntal 11 75385
64.02.11 Muara Kaman 3,410.10 33,909 45,885 47,789 Muara Kaman Ulu 20 75553
64.02.09 Kenohan 1,302.20 9,861 11,588 11,744 Kahala 9 75564
64.02.10 Kembang Janggut 1,923.90 23,817 25,810 25,750 Kembang Janggut 11 75557
64.02.12 Tabang 7,764.50 9,908 11,457 11,575 Sidomulyo 19 75558
Totals 27,263.10 626,286 729,382 738,189 Tenggarong 237

Notes: (a) Samboja District comprising 10 urban kelurahan (Handil Baru, Handil Baru Darat, Kampung Lama, Muara Sembilang, Samboja Kuala, Sanipah, Sungai Seluang, Tanjung Harapan, Teluk Pemedas and Wonotirto) and 3 rural desa; the new Samboja Barat District comprises 9 urban kelurahan (Amborawang Darat, Amborawang Laut, Argosari, Bukit Merdeka, Karya Merdeka, Margomulyo, Salok Api Darat, Salok Api Laut and Sungai Merdaka) and 1 rural desa.
(b) including 14 offshore islands. (c) all 8 are kelurahan (Dondang, Muara Jawa Pesisir, Muara Jawa Ilir, Muara Jawa Tengah, Muara Jawa Ulu, Muara Kembang, Tama Pole and Teluk Dalam).
(d) all 5 are kelurahan (Jawa, Pendingin, Sanga-Sanga Dalam, Sanga-Sanga Muara and Sarijaya). (e) including one offshore island.
(f) including the offshore island of Pulau Kumala. (g) comprising 12 urban kelurahan (Baru, Bukit Biru, Jahab, Loa Ipuh, Loa Ipuh Darat, Loa Tebu, Maluhu, Mangkurawang, Melayu, Panji, Sukarame and Timbau) and 2 rural desa. (h) including the offshore island of Pulau Yupa.
(i) including 32 offshore islands. (j) except desa of Sidomulyo, which has a postcode of 76131. (k) including 6 offshore islands.

Bukit Bangkirai rainforest edit

Bukit Bangkirai (Bangkirai Hill) is a 1,500-hectare natural tropical located about 58 kilometres (around 45 minutes by car) from the city of Balikpapan.[9] Plants of the family Dipterocarpaceae dominate in the area, especially Bangkirai trees (Shorea laevis of the genus Shorea) growing to 40–50 metres in height. There are over 120 bird species as well as gibbons (Müller's Bornean gibbon), macaque monkeys (Southern pig-tailed macaques, Crab-eating macaques), Maroon leaf monkeys, Banded pigs, and Banggai crows. Black Orchids (Coelogyne pandurata), among 45 kinds of orchids, are endemic to Bukit Bangkirai.

To visit the forest, visitors can walk along a 64-metre canopy bridge that connects five big Bangkirai trees 30 metres above the ground.[10]

Mangrove information, research center edit

In 2011, East Kalimantan province developed an 18-hectare plot of land for mangrove information and research center in Sepatin village, in Anggana District, as Bali has done. It will function as a research, exhibition, information, breeding as well as education center on mangroves, especially in the Mahakam Delta.[11]

Smart City edit

In early 2015 it was announced that part of Kutai Kartanegara Regency had been selected to be a trial 'smart city', the first in Indonesia, based on the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town (SST) concept. The aim of the SST concept was to reduce CO2 emissions by 70 percent and reduce consumption of water by 30 percent. The Kutai Kartanegara area was chosen as a trial area because of good investment growth in the region, the extensive area, relatively moderate levels of population density, effective planning in the area, and rich energy resources.[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6402)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Kusuma, Hendra (26 August 2019). "Resmi! Jokowi Putuskan Ibu Kota RI Pindah ke Kaltim". detikfinance (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. ^ Picheta, Rob (26 August 2019). "Indonesia will build its new capital city in Borneo as Jakarta sinks into the Java Sea". CNN. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. ^ Vogel, J. Ph. (1918). "The Yupa Inscription of King Mulawarman, from Koetei (East Borneo)". BKI. 74.
  7. ^ "Kode Wilayah Kota Bangun Darat dan Samboja Barat Sudah Ditetapkan, Dokumen Kependudukan Segera Diperbarui". korankaltim.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Ada Samboja Barat dan Kota Bangun Darat, Kukar Kini Miliki 20 Kecamatan". pusaranmedia.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  9. ^ 'Bukit Bangkirai a rainforest wonderland', The Jakarta Post, 16 June 2007.
  10. ^ "Visiting Kutai Bukit Bangkirai". Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  11. ^ "E Kalimantan to build mangrove information, research center". 16 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Kutai Jadi Contoh Pertama "Smart City" di Indonesia". 23 February 2015.

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