West Kutai Regency
West Kutai Regency
Kabupaten Kutai Barat | |
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Tugu Macan (Tiger Monument) | |
Location within East Kalimantan | |
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 0°35′39″S 115°30′57″E / 0.5942°S 115.5157°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Kalimantan |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Capital | Sendawar |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Frederick Edwin |
| • Vice Regent | Nanang Adriani |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,384.60 km2 (7,870.54 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 177,007 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 545 |
| Website | kutaibaratkab |
West Kutai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kutai Barat) is a regency (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. It previously covered a much greater area, with a population of 165,091 at the 2010 Census, but on 11 January 2013 the five northernmost districts were split off to form a new Mahakam Ulu Regency; the residual area of West Kutai Regency is 20,384.6 km2, and it had a population of 140,097 at the 2010 Census, and 165,938 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 177,007. The town of Sendawar is the administrative capital.