East Kutai Regency

East Kutai Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Timur
Regent office building
Location within East Kalimantan
East Kutai Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
East Kutai Regency
East Kutai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°02′16″N 117°49′52″E / 1.03769°N 117.83112°E / 1.03769; 117.83112
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
CapitalSangatta
Government
 • RegentArdiansyah Sulaiman
 • Vice RegentMahyunadi
Area
 • Total
31,819.79 km2 (12,285.69 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)
 • Total
464,294
 • Density14.5914/km2 (37.7914/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 549
Websitekutaitimurkab.go.id

East Kutai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kutai Timur; pronounced [kabuˌpat̪ɛn ˌkut̪ai̯ ˈt̪imʊr], abbreviated as Kutim) is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 31,819.79 km2 and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 census and 434,459 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 464,294 people (comprising 248,235 males and 216,059 females), The town of Sangatta is the capital of the regency.

There are several coal mining companies with concessions around this regency, including Kaltim Prima Coal, one of the largest coal mining companies in Indonesia. The regency also contains one of the largest coal mines in Asia - the East Kutai coal mine.

East Kutai is home to the world's oldest known figurative art at Lubang Jeriji Saléh.