Kutai Kartanegara Regency


Kutai Kartanegara Regency is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 27,263.10 km² and water area of 4,097 km². The population of the regency was 626,286 at the 2010 Census. Tenggarong is the capital of the regency. New capital of Indonesia will be located in both the Kutai Kartanegara Regency and adjacent Penajam North Paser Regency.

Administration

Kutai Kartanegara Regency is divided into 18 districts, tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:
NamePopulation
Census 2010
Semboja54,515
Muara Jawa33,923
Sanga-Sanga17,588
Loa Janan56,071
Loa Kulu39,938
Muara Muntai17,315
Muara Wis8,557
Kotabangun31,292
Tenggarong96,209
Sebulu36,420
Tenggarong Seberang61,441
Anggana32,688
Muara Badak39,834
Marang Kayu23,394
Muara Kaman33,909
Kenohan9,861
Kembang Janggut23,817
Tabang9,908

Bukit Bangkirai rainforest

Bukit Bangkirai is a 1,500-hectare natural tropical located about 58 kilometers from the city of Balikpapan. Plants of the family Dipterocarpaceae dominate in the area, especially Bangkirai trees growing to 40–50 meters in height. There are over 120 bird species as well as gibbons, macaque monkeys, Maroon leaf monkeys, Banded pigs, and Banggai crows. Black Orchids, among 45 kinds of orchids, are endemic to Bukit Bangkirai.
To visit the forest, visitors can walk along a 64-meter canopy bridge which connects five big Bangkirai trees 30 meters above the ground.

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.

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 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.