Bontang
Bontang | |
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| City of Bontang Kota Bontang | |
Clockwise: Pupuk Kalimantan Timur Fertiliser Factory, Badak NGL Headquarters, Beras Basah Island, Graha Mangrove Park, Bontang City Hall. | |
| Nickname: id : Kota Taman (Garden City) | |
| Motto: Kutai: Bessai Berinta (Rowing Together) | |
Location within East Kalimantan | |
Interactive Map of Bontang | |
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 0°08′N 117°30′E / 0.133°N 117.500°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Kalimantan |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Settled | 1826 |
| Administrative city | 1 December 1989 |
| City | 12 October 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Neni Moerniaeni |
| • Vice Mayor | Agus Haris |
| Area | |
• Total | 161.88 km2 (62.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 189,968 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
| Postal Code | 7531x, 7532x, 7538x |
| Area code | (+62) 548 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.801 (Very High) |
| Website | bontangkota.go.id |
Bontang is a city on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo in Indonesia, in the province of East Kalimantan. It occupies an area of 161.88 km2 (62.50 sq mi), and the population was 140,787 at the 2010 census, and 178,917 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 189,968 (comprising 98,222 males and 91,746 females). It is also the third most densely populated place in the province after Balikpapan and Samarinda.