Mahakam Ulu Regency

Mahakam Ulu Regency
Kabupaten Mahakam Ulu
A cliff above the Mahakam river
A cliff above the Mahakam river
Official seal of Mahakam Ulu Regency
Location within East Kalimantan
Location within East Kalimantan
Mahakam Ulu Regency is located in Kalimantan
Mahakam Ulu Regency
Mahakam Ulu Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Mahakam Ulu Regency is located in Indonesia
Mahakam Ulu Regency
Mahakam Ulu Regency
Mahakam Ulu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°30′N 115°17′E / 0.5°N 115.28°E / 0.5; 115.28
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
CapitalUjoh Bilang
Government
 • RegentBonifasius Belawan Geh
 • Vice RegentY. Juan Jenau
Area
 • Total7,115.02 sq mi (18,427.81 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total38,498
 • Density5.4/sq mi (2.1/km2)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 545
HDI (2022)Increase 0.687 (Medium)[2]
Websitemahakamulukab.go.id

Mahakam Ulu Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in the province of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As the name implies, it comprises the upper valley of the Mahakam River. It covers an area of 18,427.81 km2. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, formed from the former northern districts of West Kutai Regency.[3] The districts now forming the regency held a combined population of 24,994 at the 2010 Census;[4] the population for the new regency at the 2020 Census was 32,513;[5] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 38,498. [1] The administrative capital is at Ujoh Bilang, which had 3,527 inhabitants as at mid 2022. It is the only regency in East Kalimantan to share an international land border with the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Mahakam Ulu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6411)
  2. ^ "Indeks Pembangunan Manusia 2021-2022". Badan Pusat Statistik Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. ^ DPR Sahkan 7 Kabupaten Baru. www.kompas.com. Sabtu, 15 December 2012. Accessed 30 December 2012
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.