Nunukan Regency

Nunukan Regency Kabupaten Nunukan
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Penekindi Debaya (Building Regions)
Location within North Kalimantan
Nunukan Regency Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia Nunukan Regency Nunukan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°3′34″N 117°40′1″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Kalimantan
Capital	Nunukan
Government
• Regent	Asmin Laura Hafid
• Vice Regent	Faridil Murad
Area
• Total	226 km2 (87 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	181,567
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 556
Website	nunukankab.go.id

Nunukan Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. Nunukan Regency shares international borders with the Malaysian states of Sabah to the north and Sarawak to the west, and inter-regency borders with Tana Tidung Regency and Malinau Regency to the south.

Nunukan is also the name of an island within this regency. It has an area of 226 km². Nunukan town, the capital of the regency, is located on Nunukan Island. It is a major port for ferry crossings to Tawau in Sabah state, Malaysia.

Indonesian exit stamp from Nunukan.

Demographic

• Bugis
• Tidung
• Dayak people
• Murut people
• Lun Bawang
• Iban
• Bidayuh
• Melanau
• Penan
• Kelabit
• Kedayan
• Orang Ulu
• Kenyah
• Kayan

Administration

The regency is divided into nine districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

Name	Population 2010 Census
Krayan	7,240
Krayan Selatan (South Krayan)	2,243
Lumbis	9,883
Sembakung	8,138
Nunukan	53,621
Sebuku	14,899
Nunukan Selatan (South Nunukan)	12,260
Sebatik	22,173
Sebatik Barat (West Sebatik)	10,384