Sangatta is a town located in, as well the capital of East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is however, not an autonomous city and consists of two districts within the regency, North Sangatta (including a mainly urban community, but with the larger district containing 123,067 inhabitants in mid 2022) and South Sangatta (a largely rural area with 30,874 inhabitants in mid 2022).[1] It is the location of East Kutai coal mine, which is one of the biggest coal mines in the world, as well as the biggest in Asia.[2][3]
Sangatta | |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Regency | East Kutai Regency |
| Area | |
• Total | 204.50 km2 (78.96 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (mid 2022 estimate) | 153,941 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
Villages
editThere are each 3 rural villages (desa) and 1 urban village (kelurahan) in both South Sangatta and North Sangatta, namely:
South Sangatta
edit- Old Sangkima
- Sangkima
- Singa Geweh (kelurahan)
- South Sangatta
North Sangatta
edit- Lingga Bay (kelurahan)
- North Sangatta
- Singa Gembara
- Swarga Bara
References
edit- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- ^ Daniel, Wahyu. "Mengintip Tambang Batu Bara Terbesar RI di Kalimantan". news (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "Sangatta, Kota Tempat Tambang Batu Bara Terbuka Terbesar di Dunia | Ekonomi". Bisnis.com. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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