Bulungan Regency

Bulungan Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 13,181.92 km2 and had a population of 112,663 at the 2010 Census[2] and 151,844 at the 2020 Census.[3] The administrative centre is at Tanjung Selor.

Bulungan Regency
Kabupaten Bulungan (Indonesian)
Regency
Coat of arms of Bulungan Regency
Coat of arms
Location of Bulungan Regency in North Kalimantan.
Location of Bulungan Regency in North Kalimantan.
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Kalimantan
CapitalTanjung Selor
Area
 • Total13,181.92 km2 (5,089.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total151,844
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Central Indonesian Time)
Websitebulungan.go.id

History

In 2007, three districts (kecamatan) was split from Bulungan Regency to form a new regency, Tana Tidung Regency.[4]

It had been part of the East Kalimantan province, but in 2012 became part of the newly created North Kalimantan province. Tanjung Selor in Bulungan Regency was designated as the province's capital.[5]

Administrative Districts

The regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census.[7] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

District
Name		Area
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Administrative
centre		Number
of
villages		Post
codes
Peso (a)3,142.794,3274,400Long Bia1077261
Peso Hilir
(Lower Peso)		1,639.713,4844,134Long Tungu677262
Tanjung Palas Barat
(West Tanjung Palas)		1,064.515,8326,416Long Beluah577217
Tanjung Palas1,755.7414,03217,556Gunung Putih977211;
77214-77216
Tanjung Selor (b)677.7739,43956,569Tanjung Selor Hilir977211
& 77212
Tanjung Palas Timur
(East Tanjung Palas)		1,277.818,65118,020Tanah Kuning877215
Tanjung Palas Tengah
(Central Tanjung Palas) (c)		624.957,52711,567Salim Batu377216
Tanjung Palas Utara
(North Tanjung Palas)		806.348,95410,651Karang Agung677218
Sekatak (d)1,993.989,27810,842Sekatak Buji2277263
Bunyu198.3211,13911,689Bunyu Barat377281
Totals13,181.92112,663151,84481

Notes: (a) including 5 offshore islands. (b) including 7 offshore islands. (c) including 65 offshore islands. (d) including 10 offshore islands.

Sultan Maulana Mohamad Jalaluddin of Bulungan (1931).

See also

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "UU No. 34 Tahun 2007 tentang Pembentukan Kabupaten Tana Tidung Di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur". peraturan.bpk.go.id (in Indonesian). Audit Board of Indonesia. 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. "Sejarah | Kalimantan Utara". kaltaraprov.go.id. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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