Malinau Regency
Malinau Regency | |
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Regent office of Malinau | |
| Motto: Intimung | |
Location of Malinau Regency in North Kalimantan | |
Location in Borneo | |
| Coordinates: 3°29′0″N 115°42′0″E / 3.48333°N 115.70000°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Kalimantan |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Wempi W. Mawa |
| • Vice Regent | Jakaria |
| Area | |
• Total | 38,973.56 km2 (15,047.78 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 87,582 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Central Indonesian Time) |
| Area code | +62 553 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.721 (High) |
| Website | malinau.go.id |
Malinau Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the western districts of Bulungan Regency. The administrative centre is the town of Malinau. The regency is home to the Kayan Mentarang National Park. It covers an area of 38,973.56 km2, and had a population of 62,423 at the 2010 Census and 82,510 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 87,582. It is the regency with the largest area in the province (containing over 55% of the provincial area), as well as the least densely populated. Other than that, Malinau is the only regency in North Kalimantan that is predominantly Protestant and the second most-developed region in North Kalimantan after Tarakan in terms of Human Development Index.