Tana Tidung Regency
Tana Tidung | |
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| Tana Tidung Regency Kabupaten Tana Tidung | |
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Location of Tana Tidung Regency in North Kalimantan | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Kalimantan |
| Regency seat | Tideng Pale |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Ibrahim Ali |
| • Vice Regent | Sabri |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,858.31 km2 (1,489.70 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 30,036 |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Central Indonesian Time) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.678 (Medium) |
| Website | tanatidungkab.go.id |
Tana Tidung Regency is a regency within the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. It is Indonesia's least populous regency, with 25,584 inhabitants recorded in the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 30,036 (comprising 15,762 males and 14,274 females). Its regency seat is the town of Tideng Pale, in Sesayap District, where 12,364 of the regency's population lived in mid 2024.
Created on 17 July 2007 by splitting off the most northern three districts of Bulungan Regency, it is a relatively new regency and the smallest in terms of land area in North Kalimantan province (3,858.31 km2). The regency has the lowest poverty rate in the province, and is the second least-densely populated area after the Malinau Regency. Historically, the region is the cultural center of the Tidung people and was home to the Kingdom of Tidung.