Bontang
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Bontang is a city on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo in Indonesia, which is located in the province of East Kalimantan. It occupies an area of , and the population of 140,787 people at the 2010 census, and 178,917 people at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 189,968 people (comprising 98,222 males and 91,746 females). It is also the third most densely populated place in the province after Balikpapan and Samarinda.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bontang
- Settlement.official_name
- City of Bontang
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise: Pupuk Kalimantan Timur Fertiliser Factory, Badak NGL Headquarters, Beras Basah Island, Graha Mangrove Park, Bontang City Hall.
- Settlement.image_shield
- Bontang City Vector Logo.svg
- Settlement.nickname
- id : Kota Taman (Garden City)
- Settlement.motto
- Kutai: Bessai Berinta (Rowing Together)
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe point
- none
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Indonesia_Kalimantan#Indonesia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.established_title
- Settled
- Settlement.established_date
- 1826
- Settlement.established_title1
- Administrative city
- Settlement.established_date1
- 1 December 1989
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Kota Bontang
- Population
- 161356
- Area
- 406.70
- Elevation
- 10
- Official website
- www.bontangkota.go.id
- Image
- Pupuk Kalimantan Timur Factory Complex Area.jpg
- Licence plate code
- KT
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- inception
- 1999-10-04
- Statistics Indonesia area code
- 6474
- name
- Bontang
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22 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Colonial era
- Independence era
- Geography
- Demographics
- Economy
- Fishing and agriculture
- Manufacturing
- Energy and mining
- Governance
- Local government
- Politics
- Administrative divisions
- Infrastructure
- Education
- Health
- Places of worship
- Transportation
- Climate
- References
- External links
Bontang is a city on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo in Indonesia, which is located in the province of East Kalimantan. It occupies an area of , and the population of 140,787 people at the 2010 census, and 178,917 people at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 189,968 people (comprising 98,222 males and 91,746 females). It is also the third most densely populated place in the province after Balikpapan and Samarinda.
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