West Kutai Regency

West Kutai Regency Kabupaten Kutai Barat
Regency
Seal
Location within East Kalimantan
West Kutai Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia West Kutai Regency West Kutai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0.5942°S 115.5157°E / -0.5942; 115.5157
Country	Indonesia
Region	Kalimantan
Province	East Kalimantan
Capital	Sendawar
Government
• Regent	FX. Yapan
• Vice Regent	Edyanto Arkan
Area
• Total	17,307 km2 (6,682 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	140,097
• Density	8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 545
Website	kutaibaratkab.go.id

West Kutai Regency (Template:Lang-id) is a regency (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. It had an area of 35,697 km² and a population of 165,091 at the 2010 Census, but in December 2012 the five northernmost districts were split off to form a new Mahakam Ulu Regency; the residual area of 17,307 km² had a population of 140,097 at the 2010 Census. Sendawar is the capital.

Administration

Following the removal of the northern five districts in December 2012 to form the new Mahakam Ulu Regency, the residual West Kutai Regency is divided into 16 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and 2010 Census population:

Name	Area in km2	Population Census 2010
Bongan	2,415.3	8,997
Jempang	642.3	11,279
Penyinggahan	259.4	3,904
Muara Pahu	942.5	8,272
Siluq Ngurai	1,691.8	4,292
Muara Lawa	442.2	6,483
Bentian Besar	959.1	3,093
Damai	1,738.0	8,476
Nyuatan	1,352.6	5,348
Barong Tongkok	406.0	23,935
Linggang Bigung	470.2	13,712
Melak	212.4	10,596
Sekolaq Darat	69.8	8,394
Manor Bulatn	1,060.6	7,478
Long Iram	581.4	6,407
Tering	386.5	9,431

External links

• Official website