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Nunukan Regency

Coordinates: 4°3′34″N 117°40′1″E / 4.05944°N 117.66694°E / 4.05944; 117.66694
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Nunukan Regency
Kabupaten Nunukan
Coat of arms of Nunukan Regency
Motto(s): 
Penekindi Debaya
(Building Regions)
Location within North Kalimantan
Location within North Kalimantan
Nunukan Regency is located in Kalimantan
Nunukan Regency
Nunukan Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Nunukan Regency is located in Indonesia
Nunukan Regency
Nunukan Regency
Nunukan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°3′34″N 117°40′1″E / 4.05944°N 117.66694°E / 4.05944; 117.66694
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Kalimantan
CapitalNunukan
Government
 • RegentAsmin Laura Hafid
 • Vice RegentFaridil Murad
Area
 • Total14,247.50 km2 (5,500.99 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total217,923
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 556
Websitenunukankab.go.id

Nunukan Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the northern districts of Bulungan Regency. Nunukan Regency shares international borders with the Malaysian states of Sabah to the north and Sarawak to the west, and inter-regency borders with Tana Tidung Regency and Malinau Regency to the south, as well as the coastal city of Tarakan in the east. The regency covers an area of 14,247.50 km2 and it had a population of 140,841 at the 2010 census[2] and 199,090 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 217,923 (comprising 115,669 males and 102,254 females).[1]

Nunukan is also the name of an island within this regency. It has an area of 226 km2. Nunukan town, the capital of the regency, is located on Nunukan Island, which comprises the insular section of Nunukan District (which also includes part of the 'mainland' of Kalimantan) and the whole of the separate Nunukan Selatan District. It is a major port for ferry crossings to Tawau in Sabah state, Malaysia.

North of Nunukan Island is Sebatik Island, which is split in two by a straight east-west line across the centre of the island. The northern part lies in Malaysia and the southern half within Indonesia. The Indonesian portion has an area of 246.61 km2 and had a population of 47,571 at the 2020 census,[3] comprising five of the regency's districts.

Indonesian exit stamp from Nunukan.

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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Religion

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Religion in Nunukan Religion (June 2021)[5]

  Muslim (72.54%)
  Protestantism (19.47%)
  Roman Catholic (7.40%)
  Buddhism (0.13%)
  Hinduism (0.06%)
  Confucianism (0.038%)

Administrative districts

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At the 2010 census, the regency was divided into nine districts (kecamatan), but subsequently another twelve new districts have been created by the division of existing regencies. All these are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 232 rural desa and 8 urban kelurahan - the latter comprising 4 each in Nunukan District and Nunukan Selatan District), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
65.03.07 Krayan Selatan
(South Krayan)
760.24 2,243 1,448 1,452 Long Layu 13 77454
65.03.17 Krayan Tengah
(Central Krayan)
997.42 (a) 1,427 1,063 Binuang 11 77458
65.03.05 Krayan (a) 254.35 7,240 3,458 3,547 Long Bawan 23 77456
65.03.18 Krayan Timur
(East Krayan)
1,273.17 (a) 1,597 1,558 Long Umung 17 77459
65.03.19 Krayan Barat
(West Krayan)
309.22 (a) 2,944 3,028 Lembudud 25 77455
Totals for Apokayan region 3,594.40 9.483 10,874 10,648 89
65.03.15 Lumbis Ogong 1,628.66 (b) 3,079 2,989 Samunti 26 77450
65.03.21 Lumbis Pansiangan 964.42 (b) 1,844 1,514 Labang 13 77450
65.02.20 Lumbis Hulu
(Upper Lumbis)
763.93 (b) 773 810 Tantu Libing 10 77450
65.03.04 Lumbis 290.23 9,883 4,947 6,735|Mansalong 28 77457
65.03.16 Sembakung Atulai 277.72 (c) 2,771 3,281 Saduman 10 77452
65.03.03 Sembakung 1,764.94 8,138 6,673 6,798 Atap 10 77453
65.03.06 Sebuku 1,608.48 14,899 11,936 12,071 Pembeliangan 10 77481
65.03.14 Tulin Onsoi 1,513.36 (d) 10,915 11,262 Sekikilan 12 77485
65.03.13 Sei Menggaris 850.48 (d) 10,275 10,795 Srinanti 4 77484
65.03.02 Nunukan (e) 564.50 53,621 64,241 72,925 Nunukan Barat 5 77482
65.03.09 Nunukan Selatan (f)
(South Nunukan)
181.77 12,260 21,588 25,547 Nunukan Selatan 4 77480
65.03.08 Sebatik Barat (g)
(West Sebatik)
93.27 10,384 10,903 12,888 Binalawan 4 77486
65.03.01 Sebatik (g) 51.07 22,173 6,453 7,364 Tanjung Karang 4 77483
65.03.10 Sebatik Timur
(East Sebatik)
39.17 (h) 14,171 15,030 Sungai Nyamuk 4 77488
65.03.12 Sebatik Tengah
(Central Sebatik)
47.71 (h) 8,250 8,988 Aji Kuning 4 77487
65.03.11 Sebatik Utara
(North Sebatik)
15.39 (h) 7,794 8,278 Pancang 3 77489
Totals 14,247.50 140,841 199,090 217,923 Nunukan 240

Notes: (a) the population figures given for Krayan District and Krayan Selatan District include the populations of the three most recently created districts. The Apokayan region (i.e. all the first five districts listed above) comprises the entire western section of the Regency, separated from Malaysia by the meandering Kayan River.
(b) the 2010 populations of Lumbis Ogong District, Lumbis Pansiangan District and Lumbis Hulu District are included in the figure for Lumbis District, from which they were split.
(c) the 2010 population of Sembakung Atulai District is included in the figure for Sembakung District, from which it was split.
(d) the 2010 populations of Tulin Onsoi District and Sei Menggaris District are included in the figure for Sebuku District, from which they were split.
(e) Nunukan District comprises the western half of Nunukan Island (including the town of Nunukan), together with adjacent areas on the 'mainland' of Kalimantan. It consists of 4 kelurahan (Nunukan Barat, Nunukan Tengah, Nunukan Timur and Nunukan Utara) and the desa of Binusan.
(f) Nunukan Selatan District comprises the eastern half of Nunukan Island. It consists of 4 kelurahan (Mansapa, Nunukan Selatan, Selisun and Tanjung Harapan).
(g) Sebatik District comprises a southeast portion of Sebatik Island, while Sebatik Barat District comprises a southwest portion (the northern half of this island is part of Malaysian North Borneo, as the international boundary divides this island in two).
(h) Since 2010, three additional districts have been created on (the Indonesian portion of) Sebatik Island - Sebatik Timur, Sebatik Tengah and Sebatik Utara - by the division of existing districts. The populations in these districts in 2010 are included with the figures for Sebatik Barat District and Sebatik District.

Climate

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Nunukan town, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in January and February and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Nunukan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1)
29.5
(85.1)
29.8
(85.6)
30.4
(86.7)
30.7
(87.3)
30.7
(87.3)
30.8
(87.4)
30.9
(87.6)
30.7
(87.3)
30.7
(87.3)
30.4
(86.7)
29.8
(85.6)
30.3
(86.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)
26.1
(79.0)
26.3
(79.3)
26.8
(80.2)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 116
(4.6)
123
(4.8)
140
(5.5)
171
(6.7)
236
(9.3)
208
(8.2)
234
(9.2)
237
(9.3)
204
(8.0)
218
(8.6)
218
(8.6)
207
(8.1)
2,312
(90.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Nunukan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6503)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Sindo (2008-10-25). "Sebatik, Pulau Rantauan Suku Bugis". Nusantara News. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  5. ^ "Mayoritas Penduduk Kalimantan Utara Beragama Islam | Databoks".
  6. ^ "Climate: Nunukan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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