East Kutai Regency


East Kutai Regency is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 35,747.50 km² and a population of 253,904 at the 2010 Census. 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 mine in Asia - the East Kutai coal mine.
East Kutai is home to the world's oldest known figurative art at Lubang Jeriji Saléh.

Administration

East Kutai Regency is divided into 18 districts
, tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:
NamePopulation
Census 2010
Muara Ancalong12,511
Busang4,326
Long Mesangat4,250
Muara Wahau15,734
Telen5,766
Kongbeng15,631
Muara Bengkal11,331
Batu Ampar4,201
Sangatta Utara
72,156
Bengalon22,698
Teluk Pandan12,208
Sangatta Selatan
18,194
Rantau Pulung7,203
Sangkulirang16,181
Kaliorang7,998
Sandaran6,494
Kaubun9,622
Karangan9,133