East Kutai Regency

East Kutai Regency () is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 35,747.50 km² and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 Census; the most recent official estimate (for mid 2019) is 376,111. The town of Sangatta is the capital of the regency.
There are several coal mining companies with concessions around this regency, including Kaltim Prima Coal, one of the largest coal mining companies in Indonesia. The regency also contains one of the largest coal mine in Asia - the East Kutai coal mine.
East Kutai is home to the world's oldest known figurative art at Lubang Jeriji Saléh.
Administrative Districts.
East Kutai Regency is divided into eighteen districts ("kecamatan"), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 and 2015 Census populations The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural "desa" and urban "kelurahan") in each district, and its postal codes.
Notes: (a) except the village of Kelinjau Ulu (which has a postcode of 75556). (b) includes 16 islands off the coast of Kalimantan. (c) includes 8 islands off the coast of Kalimantan.
Climate.
Sangatta, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy rainfall from November to June.