Penajam North Paser Regency
Penajam North Paser Regency
Kabupaten Penajam Paser Utara | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Paser | Penajam Paser Dayo |
Regent office building | |
| Motto(s): | |
Location within Indonesian province of East Kalimantan | |
Location in East Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 1°17′30″S 116°30′50″E / 1.291709°S 116.513796°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Regency seat | Penajam |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Mudyat Noor |
| • Vice Regent | Abdul Waris Muin |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,455.86 km2 (1,334.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 202,067 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 542/543 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.716 (High) |
| Website | penajamkab.go.id |
Penajam North Paser Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. Its administrative centre is the town of Penajam. The area which now forms Penajam North Paser was part of the Pasir Regency until its creation as a separate regency on 10 April 2002. It covers an area of 3,455.86 km2 (of which 3,060.82 km2 is land area and 272.24 km2 is sea area) and it had 142,922 inhabitants at the 2010 census and 178,681 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 202,067 (comprising 104,765 males and 97,302 females). Penajam North Paser Regency has the smallest area among the seven regencies in East Kalimantan province.
The regency was historically part of the Paser Kingdom, which was a dependency of the Banjar Sultanate. It is the second youngest regency in East Kalimantan. In 2019, parts of the regency were designated to be included in the location of the new Indonesian national capital.