Marang Kayu

Marang Kayu
Blue Beach of Kersik
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Marang Kayu
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Marang Kayu
Marang Kayu (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°6′45.86335″S 117°25′49.88240″E / 0.1127398194°S 117.4305228889°E / -0.1127398194; 117.4305228889
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
RegencyKutai Kartanegara
Established11 June 1996
District seatSebuntal
Government
  District head
(Camat)
Ambo Dalle
Area
  Total
866.20 km2 (334.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
  Total
29,244
  Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICT)
Regional code64.02.17
Villages14

Marang Kayu (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈmaraŋ ˈkaju]) is a district of Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 29,244 people, and currently has the total area of 866.20 km2. Its district seat is located at the village of Sebuntal.

Marang Kayu borders Bontang to the northeast and East Kutai Regency to the northwest. The district was formed on 11 June 1996 from the northern parts of Muara Badak, and it initially consisted of 5 villages: Sabuntal, Kersik, Santan Ulu, Central Santan, and Santan Ilir (three of them were transferred from the outgoing district of Bontang in 1989).