Muara Badak
Muara Badak | |
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Natural Gas Monument, Muara Badak | |
OpenStreetMap | |
| Coordinates: 0°15′03″S 117°19′36″E / 0.2508°S 117.3266°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Regency | Kutai Kartanegara |
| Settled | 1806 |
| District seat | Muara Badak Ulu |
| Government | |
| • District head (Camat) | Arpan |
| Area | |
• Total | 781.52 km2 (301.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 50,435 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICT) |
| Regional code | 64.02.05 |
| Villages | 14 |
Muara Badak (Indonesian pronunciation: [muˈ(w)ara ˈbadaʔ]) is a district of Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 50,435 people, and currently has the total area of 781.52 km2. Its district seat is located at the village of Muara Badak Ulu.
Muara Badak borders Samarinda (specifically the district of North Samarinda) to the southwest. Natural gas reserve was discovered by Huffco in 1972, and as a result, the district gave its name to state-owned corporation Badak LNG, who is active at Bontang.