East Kutai Regency
East Kutai Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Timur | |
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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 | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Capital | Sangatta |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Ardiansyah Sulaiman |
| • Vice Regent | Mahyunadi |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,819.79 km2 (12,285.69 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate) | |
• Total | 464,294 |
| • Density | 14.5914/km2 (37.7914/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 549 |
| Website | kutaitimurkab |
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.