East Kutai Regency


East Kutai Regency is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 31,239.84 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 2024 was 448,850 people, a decrease from 455,504 in mid 2023. The town of Sangatta is the capital of the regency.
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 mines in Asia - the East Kutai coal mine.
East Kutai is home to the world's oldest known figurative art at Lubang Jeriji Saléh.

Administrative districts

East Kutai Regency is divided into eighteen districts, tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 and 2020 census populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postal codes.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
64.08.01Muara Ancalong2,289.8412,51115,24615,182Kelinjau Ilir975656
64.08.06Busang3,561.074,3266,3966,075Long Lees675556
64.08.18Long Mesangat238.374,2507,1687,410Sumber Sari775654
- 75656
64.08.02Muara Wahau4,997.8315,73435,96332,225Muara Wahau1075655
64.08.07Telen1,783.085,76610,82910,158Juk Ayaq875554
64.08.08Kongbeng1,101.2415,63127,60932,019Miau Baru775555
64.08.03Muara Bengkal758.8011,33114,03013,836Muara Bengkal Ulu775656
64.08.17Batu Ampar759.014,2017,6739,380Batu Timbau775654
64.08.04North Sangatta
333.5672,156120,873129,849Sangatta Utara4 75681
64.08.09Bengalon3,429.3622,69845,31444,397Sepaso1175618
64.08.13Teluk Pandan
926.0412,20818,79114,995Teluk Pandan675682
64.08.12South Sangatta
1,201.0618,19430,11732,133Sangatta Selatan4 75680
64.08.14Rantau Pulung916.047,20312,16714,786Kebon Agung975683
64.08.05Sangkulirang 1,630.3816,18126,44925,160Benua Baru Ilir1575686
64.08.10Kaliorang302.937,99815,35518,908Bukit Makmur775617
64.08.11Sandaran 2,829.546,49412,60411,608Manubar975685
64.08.15Kaubun578.449,62214,86717,893Bumi Etam875619
64.08.16Karangan3,603.239,13313,00812,836Karangan Hilir775684
Totals31,239.84255,637434,459448,850Sangatta141

Notes: except the village of Kelinjau Ulu. includes the kelurahan of Teluk Lingga.
includes the kelurahan of Singa Geweh. includes 16 islands off the coast of Kalimantan. includes 8 islands off the coast of Kalimantan.

Climate

Sangatta, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy rainfall from November to June.