East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
Kalimantan Timur | |
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| Province of East Kalimantan Provinsi Kalimantan Timur | |
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Interactive map of East Kalimantan | |
| Coordinates: 1°3′N 116°19′E / 1.050°N 116.317°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Kalimantan |
| Established | 26 November 1956 |
| Capital and largest city | Samarinda |
| Government | |
| • Body | East Kalimantan Provincial Government |
| • Governor | Rudy Mas'ud (Golkar) |
| • Vice Governor | Seno Aji |
| • Legislature | East Kalimantan Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 127,346.92 km2 (49,168.92 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd in Indonesia |
| Highest elevation (Mount Cemaru) | 1,636 m (5,367 ft) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate) | |
• Total | 4,267,600 |
| • Density | 33.512/km2 (86.795/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | 29.55% Javanese 18.26% Buginese 13.94% Banjarese 9.91% Dayak 9.21% Kutai |
| • Languages | Indonesian (official) Banjarese, Buginese, Dayak, Kutai Malay (regional) |
| Time zone | WITA (UTC+8) |
| Regional code | 64 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 |
| - Total | Rp 921.3 trillion (7th) US$ 62.1 billion Int$ 193.6 billion (PPP) |
| - Per capita | Rp 238.7 million (2nd) US$ 16,075 Int$ 50,162 (PPP) |
| - Growth | 4.48% |
| HDI (2024) | 0.788 (4th) – high |
| Website | kaltimprov.go.id |
East Kalimantan (Indonesian: ⓘ) 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 present boundary), and 3.766 million at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 4,267,600. Its capital is the city of Samarinda, the most populous city on the entire island of Borneo.
East Kalimantan has a total area of 127,346.92 square kilometres (49,168.92 sq mi) and is the third least densely populated province in Kalimantan (after North Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan). The majority of the region shares a maritime border to the east with West Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi; its Cape Mangkalihat separates the Makassar Strait from the Celebes Sea. Its former northernmost region was split off on 25 October 2012 and is now the separate province of North Kalimantan; meanwhile it still shares land border to the west with West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan; to its south, East Kalimantan borders South Kalimantan. The province bordered Sabah, Malaysia before the creation of North Kalimantan, and still has a short border with Sarawak, Malaysia through Mahakam Ulu Regency.
Since 2013, East Kalimantan is now divided into seven regencies and three cities. The proposed capital city of Indonesia, Nusantara, is currently constructed entirely within the province.