Penajam North Paser Regency
Penajam North Paser Regency
Kabupaten Penajam Paser Utara | |
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Location within Indonesian province of East Kalimantan | |
Penajam North Paser Regency Location in East Kalimantan and Indonesia Penajam North Paser Regency Penajam North Paser Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 1°17′30″S 116°30′50″E / 1.291709°S 116.513796°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Regency seat | Penajam |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Mudyat Noor |
| • Vice Regent | Abdul Waris Muin |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,455.86 km2 (1,334.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate) | |
• Total | 205,456 |
| • Density | 59.4515/km2 (153.979/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
| Area code | (+62) 542/543 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.716 (High) |
| Website | penajamkab.go.id |
Penajam North Paser Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. Its administrative centre is the town of Penajam. The area which now forms Penajam North Paser was part of the Pasir Regency until its creation as a separate regency on 10 April 2002 (although parts of them belonged to South Kalimantan between 1956 and 1959). It covers an area of 3,455.86 km2 (of which 3,060.82 km2 is land area and 272.24 km2 is sea area) and it had 142,922 inhabitants at the 2010 census and 178,681 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid-2025 was 205,456 (comprising 106,346 males and 99,110 females). Penajam North Paser Regency has the smallest area among the seven regencies in East Kalimantan province.
The regency was historically part of the Paser Kingdom, which was a dependency of the Banjar Sultanate. It is the second youngest regency in East Kalimantan. In 2019, parts of the regency, primarily consisting of Sepaku district, were designated to be included in the location of the new Indonesian national capital.