North Kalimantan

North Kalimantan

*Kalimantan Utara*
North Kalimantan Kalimantan Utara
Province
	Seal
	Motto: Benuanta
	North Kalimantan in Indonesia
Country	Indonesia
Capital	Tanjung Selor
Largest city	Tarakan
Government
• Acting Governor	Irianto Lambrie
Area
• Total	72,275.12 km2 (27,905.58 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	628,331
• Density	8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tidung, Bulungan, Banjar, Dayak, Bugis and Tausūg
• Languages	Indonesian (official), Tidung, and Dayak
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)
Website	www.kaltaraprov.go.id

North Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Utara) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. The territory now comprising the province had a population of approximately 525,000 according to the 2010 census;^[1] the latest official estimate (for December 2013) is 628,331.

North Kalimantan borders the Malaysian states of Sabah to the north and Sarawak to the west, and by the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan to the south.

Formed on 25 October 2012, it is the newest province in Indonesia. It covers 72,275.12 square kilometres. The province's territory was previously part of East Kalimantan.^[2]

Transport

Tarakan Airport on the eponymous island serves the province, as well as an international ferry port with services to Malaysia from Tawau. There are no international land crossings – entrance into the mainland of the province is by ferry from Tarakan or by road from the south. Large stretches of the roads in this province are of unpaved muddy ditches.

Administration

North Kalimantan is divided into four regencies (kabupaten) and one city (kota):

Name	Area (km²)	Population 2010 Census^[3]	Population 2013 estimate	Capital
Bulungan Regency	13,181.92	112,663	154,934	Tanjung Selor
Malinau Regency	39,766,32	62,580	71,501	Malinau
Nunukan Regency	14,247,50	140,841	162,711	Nunukan
Tana Tidung Regency	4,828.58	15,202	18,985	Tideng Pale
Tarakan City	250.80	193,370	220,200	Tarakan City
Totals	72,275.12	524,656	628,331