The Special Region of Kutai (Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Kutai) was a regency-level special region within East Kalimantan, Indonesia, that existed from 1953 until 1960. Throughout its existence, it was led by the 19th sultan of Kutai, Aji Muhammad Parikesit, and its capital was located at Samarinda (instead of Tenggarong).[1] It was formed on 7 January 1953 from earlier Kutai Self-Governance (Indonesian: Swapraja Kutai), and it was one of few second-level special regions to have existed in Indonesia, along with the Special Region of Berau and the Special Region of Bulongan.[1]
| Special Region of Kutai Daerah Istimewa Kutai | |||||||||||||
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| Regency-level special region of East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |||||||||||||
| 1953–1960 | |||||||||||||
.svg) Location of the region, labeled as "DI Kutai" | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Samarinda | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• 1953 | 100,917.59 km2 (38,964.50 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Type | Devolved non-sovereign monarchy special region within a unitary republic | ||||||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||||||
• 1953–1960 | Aji Muhammad Parikesit | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||||
• Established[1] | 7 January 1953 | ||||||||||||
• Dissolved and split into three[2] | 21 January 1960 | ||||||||||||
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However, its system of government was rejected by the locals, seen as being feudalistic and autocratic.[2] The Special Region of Kutai was slated to be dissolved under the law number 27 of 26 June 1959, nine days before the enactment of President Sukarno's 1959 Decree, which splits the region into Kutai Regency (and its successor Kutai Kartanegara Regency), Balikpapan, and Samarinda.[3] However, its dissolution could only be effective on 21 January 1960, with its Aji Muhammad Parikesit officially handed over his powers to the three successors at the sultanate of Kutai palace.[2]
Due to multiple historical splits, the territory of the Special Region of Kutai now includes East Kutai, Kutai Kartanegara, Mahakam Ulu, and West Kutai regencies; Balikpapan, Bontang, and Samarinda cities; and Penajam—Sepaku districts of Penajam North Paser regency.
Administrative divisions
editThe Special Region of Kutai was divided into the following 6 kewedanaan (older districts) and 22 [sic] kecamatan (older subdistricts, current districts):[2]
| kewedanaan | kecamatan |
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| Kutai Ulu |
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| Sendawar |
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| West Kutai |
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| Central Kutai |
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| East Kutai |
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| South Kutai |
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The district names are not conterminous with the present regencies: East Kutai Regency does not include Sanga-Sanga nor Anggana, while the district of the same name did not include Muara Wahau and Muara Ancalong. The subdistrict of Muara Sabintulung was once included as part of historical Central Kutai on the 1979 book Dari Swapraja ke Kabupaten Kutai, however, it is spurious since Sabintulung itself is a village within Muara Kaman, not a separate district.
See also
edit- Kutai, a historical region
References
edit- ^ a b c "UUDrt No. 3 Tahun 1953". peraturan.bpk.go.id. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b c d Dari Swapraja ke Kabupaten Kutai. Proyek Penerbitan Buku Bacaan dan Sastra Indonesia dan Daerah. 1979.
- ^ "UU No. 27 Tahun 1959". bpk.go.id. Retrieved 2024-11-10.