North Bontang
North Bontang
Bontang Utara | |
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Interactive map of North Bontang | |
  North Bontang Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia  North Bontang North Bontang (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 0°10′12″N 117°27′6″E / 0.17000°N 117.45167°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| City | Bontang |
| Established | 1 December 1989[1] |
| Government | |
| • District head (Camat) | Muhammad Nur[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.86 km2 (12.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[3] | |
• Total | 90,472 |
| • Density | 2,840/km2 (7,355/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICT) |
| Regional code | 64.74.01 |
| Villages | 6 |
North Bontang (Indonesian: Bontang Utara, Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈbɔntaŋ uˈtara]) is a district of the city of Bontang, in East Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. It covers a land area of 31.86 km2, and as at mid 2025, it was inhabited by 90,472 people. Its district centre is located in the village of Bontang Baru.[3]
The district was separated on 1 December 1989 from the former district of Bontang.[1] On 16 July 1999, a new West Bontang District was formed out of the western parts of the district.[4] North Bontang shares borders with Teluk Pandan District (of East Kutai Regency) to the north, with Teluk Pandan and West Bontang to the west, and with South Bontang District to the south.
Governance
Villages
North Bontang is divided into the following six urban villages (kelurahan), and the district seat is marked bold:[5]
| Regional code (Kode wilayah) |
Name | Area (km2) |
Pop'n (2023) |
RT (rukun tetangga) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.74.01.1001 | Bontang Kuala | 8.94 | 7,458 | 20 |
| 64.74.01.1002 | Bontang Baru | 2.22 | 12,719 | 28 |
| 64.74.01.1003 | Loktuan Lok Tuan |
3.35 | 24,075 | 52 |
| 64.74.01.1004 | Guntung | 11.35 | 9,967 | 18 |
| 64.74.01.1005 | Gunung Elai | 5.02 | 15,481 | 45 |
| 64.74.01.1006 | Api-Api | 2.15 | 17,992 | 42 |
| Totals | 33.03 | 87,692 | 205 |
References
- 1 2 "PP No. 20 Tahun 1989". peraturan.bpk.go.id. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ↑ "Posisi Camat Bontang Utara Dijabat Muhammad Nur". klikkaltim.com. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- 1 2 "Kota Bontang dalam Angka 2025". bontangkota.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ "Keterangan Presiden Belum Siap, Sidang Uji UU Pembentukan Kota Bontang Ditunda". testing.mkri.id. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- Note: Regional Regulation of Kutai Regency No. 17 of 1999 is yet to be digitalised.
- ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bontang Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6474020).