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East Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Timur ⓘ) is a province of Indonesia.Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo/Kalimantan.It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary), [6] 3.42 million at the 2015 census, and 3.766 million at the 2020 census; [7] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 4,030,488. [1]
Samarinda was one of Indonesia's top ten Most Liveable Cities in 2022, [13] [14] ranks first on East Kalimantan Human Development Index [15] and it is the most populous city on the entire Borneo island, with a population of 727,500 at the 2010 Census [16] and 827,994 at the 2020 Census; [17] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 861,878. [8]
In 2019, President of Indonesia Joko Widodo proposed that Indonesia's capital be moved to Kalimantan. The People's Consultative Assembly approved the Law on State Capital in January 2022. [ 3 ] The future capital, Nusantara , is a planned city that will be carved out of East Kalimantan.
This type of city and regency in Indonesia is only found in Jakarta which consisted of five administrative cities and one administrative regency. As of January 2023, there were 514-second-level administrative divisions (416 regencies and 98 cities) in Indonesia. [3] The list below groups regencies and cities in Indonesia by provinces.
Bontang is a city on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo in Indonesia, in the province of East Kalimantan.It occupies an area of 161.88 km 2 (62.50 sq mi), and the population was 140,787 at the 2010 census, [6] and 178,917 at the 2020 census; [7] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 189,968 (comprising 98,222 males and 91,746 females). [4]
Balikpapan is a seaport city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Located on the east coast of the island of Borneo, the city is the financial center of Kalimantan. [6] Balikpapan is the city with the largest economy in Kalimantan with an estimated 2016 GDP at Rp 73.18 trillion. [7] The city is served by Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport ...
Upon the independence of Indonesia, eight provinces were established. West Java , Central Java , East Java , and Maluku still exist as of today despite later divisions, while Sumatra , Kalimantan , Sulawesi , and Nusa Tenggara , formerly Lesser Sunda ( Sunda Kecil ) were fully liquidated by dividing them into new provinces.
Palangka Raya is the largest city by land area in Indonesia (approximately four times the size of Jakarta); however, most of the area is forested (particularly in the northern districts of Rakumpit and Bukit Batu) including protected forests, nature conservation areas, and Tangkiling Forest.