Malinau Regency

Malinau Regency
Regent office of Malinau
Regent office of Malinau
Seal of Malinau Regency in North Kalimantan
Motto: 
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Location of Malinau Regency in North Kalimantan
Location of Malinau Regency in North Kalimantan
Malinau Regency is located in Borneo
Malinau Regency
Malinau Regency
Location in Borneo
Malinau Regency is located in Indonesia
Malinau Regency
Malinau Regency
Malinau Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°29′0″N 115°42′0″E / 3.48333°N 115.70000°E / 3.48333; 115.70000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Kalimantan
Government
 • RegentWempi W. Mawa
 • Vice RegentJakaria
Area
 • Total
38,911.8 km2 (15,023.9 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
85,073
 • Density2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Central Indonesian Time)
Area code+62 553
HDI (2019)Increase 0.721 (High)
Websitemalinau.go.id

Malinau Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the western districts of Bulungan Regency. The administrative centre is the town of Malinau. The regency is home to the Kayan Mentarang National Park. It covers an area of 38,911.80 km2, and had a population of 62,423 at the 2010 Census[2] and 82,510 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 85,073 (comprising 44,851 males and 40,222 females).[1] It is the regency with the largest area in the province (containing over 55% of the provincial area), as well as the least densely populated.[4] Other than that, Malinau is the only regency in North Kalimantan that is predominantly Protestant and the second most-developed region in North Kalimantan after Tarakan in terms of Human Development Index.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Malinau Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6502)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Kalimantan Utara". kaltara.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  5. ^ "Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Kalimantan Utara". kaltara.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  6. ^ "Badan Pusat Statistik". www.bps.go.id. Retrieved 25 April 2021.