North Kalimantan

North Kalimantan
Kalimantan Utara
Province
Province of North Kalimantan
Provinsi Kalimantan Utara
Coat of arms of North Kalimantan
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Benuanta (Tidung)
بنوانتا
Our land that needs to be developed and safeguarded
   North Kalimantan in    Indonesia
OpenStreetMap
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Coordinates: 3°00′N 116°20′E / 3.000°N 116.333°E / 3.000; 116.333
Established17 November 2012[1]
CapitalTanjung Selor
2°50′45″N 117°22′00″E / 2.84583°N 117.36667°E / 2.84583; 117.36667
Largest cityTarakan
3°19′30″N 117°34′40″E / 3.32500°N 117.57778°E / 3.32500; 117.57778
Government
 • BodyNorth Kalimantan Provincial Government
 • GovernorZainal Arifin Paliwang (Gerindra)
 • Vice GovernorYansen Tipa Padan
Area
 • Total70,650.73 km2 (27,278.40 sq mi)
Highest elevation
(Mount Apad Runan)
2,080 m (6,824 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[2]
 • Total746,201
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groupsBajau, Banjarese, Buginese, Bulungan, Kenyah, Tahol, Tausūg, Lundayeh, Tidung
 • ReligionIslam (70.97%)
Christianity (28.32%)
- Protestant (21.10%)
- Catholic (7.22%)
Buddhism (0.65%)
Hinduism (0.06%)[3]
 • LanguagesIndonesian (official)
Dayak, Tidung (regional)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
GDP (nominal)2022
 - Total[4]Rp 138.7 trillion (26th)
US$ 9.3 billion
Int$ 29.2 billion (PPP)
 - Per capita[5]Rp 190.6 million (3rd)
US$ 12,837
Int$ 40,056 (PPP)
 - Growth[6]Increase 5.34%
HDIIncrease 0.725 (21st) – high
Websitekaltaraprov.go.id

North Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Utara) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. North Kalimantan borders the Malaysian states of Sabah to the north and Sarawak to the west, and by the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan to the south. Tanjung Selor serves as the capital of the province, while Tarakan is the largest city and the financial centre.

Formed on 25 October 2012, North Kalimantan was separated from the province of East Kalimantan to reduce development disparity and Malaysia's influence over the territory.[7] North Kalimantan covers 70,650.73 square kilometres and consists of four regencies and one city. It had a population of 524,656 at the 2010 Census[8] and 701,784 at the 2020 Census,[9] making it at that time the least populous province in Indonesia,[10] until the subsequent creation in 2022 of the new provinces of South Papua (which became the new least populous province), West Papua and Southwest Papua. The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 746,201 people (comprising 391,845 males and 353,356 females).[2] Most of the province is sparsely populated.

  1. ^ "J.D.I.H. - Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat". Archived from the original on 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Provinsi Kalimantan Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.65)
  3. ^ "Provinsi Kalimantan Utara Dalam Angka 2019". www.kaltara.bp.go.id (in Indonesian). BPS Provinsi Kalimantan Utara. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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  6. ^ Badan Pembangunan Nasional (2023). "Capaian Indikator Utama Pembangunan" (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Badan Pembangunan Nasional.
  7. ^ "Kalimantan Utara Menggeliat" (in Indonesian).
  8. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  9. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  10. ^ "Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Kalimantan Utara". Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.