Tenggarong

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Tenggarong
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province East Kalimantan
Regency Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Government
  CamatArfan Boma Pratama, AP.
Area
[1]
  Total398.10 km2 (153.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [1]
  Total106,669
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICT)
Villages 14

Tenggarong is a town in and the capital of Kutai Kartanegara Regency of East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Tenggarong (abbreviated: TRG [2] ) is also a district (kecamatan). The former Kutai Kartanegara Sultanate's capital was likewise located in Tenggarong. [3]

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Historically, the then capital was called Tepian Pandan. At some point, the Kutai Kartanegara Sultan, Aji Muhammad Muslihuddin, changed the name from Tepian Pandan to Tangga Arung (literally house of king). In application, the people of Kutai would then shorten this name by combining the two words Tangga Arung to Tenggarong. [3]

The Tenggarong district is divided into 12 urban villages ( kelurahan ) and 2 villages (desa), had a total area of 398.10 km 2 with a population of 106,669 in mid 2022. [1]

Climate

Tenggarong has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Tenggarong
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.9
(85.8)
30.2
(86.4)
30.3
(86.5)
30.3
(86.5)
30.3
(86.5)
29.7
(85.5)
29.4
(84.9)
29.8
(85.6)
30.0
(86.0)
30.6
(87.1)
30.4
(86.7)
30.2
(86.4)
30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
26.5
(79.7)
26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
27.1
(80.8)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.3
(73.9)
23.7
(74.7)
23.4
(74.1)
23.0
(73.4)
23.3
(73.9)
23.4
(74.1)
23.6
(74.5)
23.3
(73.9)
23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)171
(6.7)
170
(6.7)
204
(8.0)
239
(9.4)
177
(7.0)
152
(6.0)
135
(5.3)
130
(5.1)
111
(4.4)
142
(5.6)
200
(7.9)
212
(8.3)
2,043
(80.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org [4]

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