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 at 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
Regency
Kutai Kartanegara Bridge
Kutai Kartanegara Bridge
Coat of arms of Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Coat of arms
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: 0.44019°S 116.98139°E / -0.44019; 116.98139
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
CapitalTenggarong
Government
 • RegentEdi Damansyah
 • Vice Regentvacant
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 will 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 will set off around 2024.[4][5]

History
Further information: Kutai

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

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 West Kota Bangun 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 (totalling 44 urban kelurahan and 193 rural desa) and its post code(s).

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
Samboja1,045.9054,51566,61768,025Kampung Lama23 (a)75271
- 75279
West SambojaN/AN/AN/AN/ATani BaktiN/AN/A
Muara Jawa (b)754.5033,92341,56142,461Muara Jawa Ulu8 (c)75261
- 75267
Sanga-Sanga233.4017,58819,72819,814Sanga-Sanga Dalam5 (c)75251
-75256
Loa Janan644.2056,07167,47168,692Loa Janan Ulu875391
Loa Kulu (d)1,405.7039,93851,63953,310Loh Sumber1575571
Muara Muntai (d)928.6017,31519,39619,475Muara Muntai Ilir1375562
Muara Wis1,108.168,5579,3989,400Muara Wis775559
Kota Bangun1,143.7431,29236,65537,125Kota Bangun Ulu2175561
West Kota BangunN/AN/AN/AN/AKedang IpilN/AN/A
Tenggarong (e)398.1096,209106,480106,669Melayu14 (f)75611
- 75517
Sebulu859.5036,42040,92541,117Sebulu Ilir1475552
Tenggarong
Seberang (g)		437.0061,44167,87767,972Manunggal Jaya1875572
Anggana (h)1,798.8032,68833,41632,964Sungai Meriam8(j) 75381
Muara Badak (k)939.0939,83446,65647,253Muara Badak Ulu1375382
Marang Kayu1,165.7123,39426,82327,054Sebuntal1175385
Muara Kaman3,410.1033,90945,88547,789Muara Kaman Ulu2075553
Kenohan1,302.209,86111,58811,744Kahala975564
Kembang Janggut1,923.9023,81725,81025,750Kembang Janggut1175557
Tabang7,764.509,90811,45711,575Sidomulyo1975558
Totals27,263.10626,286729,382738,189Tenggarong237

Notes: (a) comprising 19 urban kelurahan and 4 rural desa. (b) including 14 offshore islands. (c) all villages are kelurahan.
(d) including one offshore island. (e) including offshore island of Pulau Kumala. (f) comprising 12 urban kelurahan and 2 rural desa.
(g) including offshore island of Pulau Yupa. (h) including 32 offshore islands.
(j) except desa of Sidomulyo, which has a post code of 76131. (k) including 6 offshore islands.

Bukit Bangkirai rainforest

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 which connects five big Bangkirai trees 30 metres above the ground.[10]

Mangrove information, research center

East Kalimantan province has 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 functioning as a research, exhibition, information, breeding as well as education center on mangroves, especially in the Mahakam Delta.[11]

Smart City

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

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6402)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 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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