East Kotawaringin Regency

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East Kotawaringin Regency
Kabupaten Kotawaringin Timur
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Motto(s): 
"Habaring Hurung"
Ngaju language: "Mutual Cooperation and Assistance"
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Location within Central Kalimantan
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East Kotawaringin Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
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East Kotawaringin Regency
East Kotawaringin Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°05′00″S112°45′00″E / 2.0833°S 112.7500°E / -2.0833; 112.7500
Country Indonesia
Region Kalimantan
Province Central Kalimantan
Capital Sampit
Government
  RegentHalikinnor
  Vice RegentIrawati
Area
  Total
16,796 km2 (6,485 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total
443,459
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code (+62) 531
Website kotimkab.go.id

East Kotawaringin Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Kotawaringin Timur) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. It originally covered a much larger part of the province, having been split from a single Kotawaringin Regency on 26 June 1959 into separate regencies for East and West Kotawaringin, but on 10 April 2002 several districts in the west of the regency were split off to form the new Seruyan Regency, and several districts in the east of the regency were similarly split off to form the new Katingan Regency. The area of the residual East Kotawaringin Regency is 16,796 km2, and its population was 374,175 at the 2010 Census, [2] and 428,900 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 443,359 (comprising 229,220 males and 214,139 females). [1] The town of Sampit is the capital of East Kotawaringin Regency.

Administrative Districts

At the 2010 Census, East Kotawaringin Regency consisted of fifteen districts (kecamatan), but two more districts (Tualan Hulu and Telaga Antang) were subsequently established by the splitting of existing districts. The seventeen districts are tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 168 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
62.02.08Mentaya Hilir Selatan
(South Lower Mentaya)
318.0020,80123,01023,163Samuda10 (a)74363
62.02.11Teluk Sampit
(Sampit Bay)
610.008,93510,56210,839Ujung Pandaran674364
62.02.09Pulau Hanaut
(Hanaut Island)
620.0015,47316,80916,832Bapinang1474362
62.02.06Mentawa Baru Ketapang726.0076,95198,680103,688 Sampit 11 (b)74321 - 76326
62.02.12Seranau548.009,58710,87411,026Mentaya Seberang6 (c)74314 - 74315 (d)
62.02.07Mentaya Hilir Utara
(North Lower Mentaya)
725.0015,84018,78019,289Bagendang774361
62.02.01Kota Besi1,889.0014,98018,44419,153Kota Besi11 (e)74353
62.02.14Telawang317.0016,82320,51821,248Sebabi674350
62.02.05Baamang639.0051,53869,71474,397Baamang6 (f)74311 - 74316
62.02.02Cempaga1,253.0019,07622,29722,807Cempaga Mulia874354
62.02.13Cempaga Hulu
(Upper Cempaga)
1,183.0023,26221,58621,871Pundu1174359
62.02.04Parenggean493.1535,60826,62826,819Parenggean15 (c)74355
62.02.16Tualan Hulu
(Upper Tualan)
1,095.85(g)7,7667,868Luwuk Sampun1174358
62.02.03Mentaya Hulu
(Upper Mentaya)
1,712.7928,52220,53320,804Kuala Kuayan16 (c)74357
62.02.15Bukit Santuai1,636.008,03810,38010,929Tumbang Penyahuan1474356
62.02.10Antang Kalang1,579.0028,74113,35713,533Tumbang Kalang1574352
62.02.17Telaga Antang
(Lake Antang)
1,456.21(h)18,95719,093Tumbang Mangkup1874352 (i)
Totals 16,796.00374,175428,895443,359Sampit185

Notes: (a) comprises 2 kelurahan (Samuda Kota and Basirih Hilir) and 8 desa. (b) comprises 5 kelurahan (Ketapang, Mentawa Baru Hilir, Mentawa Baru Hulu, Pasir Putih and Sawahan) and 6 desa. (c) including one kelurahan (the district admin centre).
(d) except for the village of Mentaya Seberang, which has a post code of 74324.
(e) comprises 2 kelurahan (Kota Besi Hilir and Kota Besi Hulu) and 9 desa.
(f) comprises 5 kelurahan (Baamang Barat, Baamang Hilir, Baamang Hulu, Baamang Tengah and Tanah Mas) and 1 desa.
(g) the 2010 population of Tualan Hulu District is included in the figures for the districts from which it was cut out.
(h) the 2010 population of Telaga Antang District is included in the figure for Antang Kalang District.
(i) except for the village of Buana Mustika, which has a post code of 74356.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kotawaringin Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6202)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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