Nunukan Regency

Nunukan Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. 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.

Nunukan Regency

Kabupaten Nunukan
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Penekindi Debaya
(Building Regions)
Location within North Kalimantan
Nunukan Regency
Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia
Nunukan Regency
Nunukan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°3′34″N 117°40′1″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Kalimantan
CapitalNunukan
Government
 • RegentAsmin Laura Hafid
 • Vice RegentFaridil Murad
Area
 • Total226 km2 (87 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total181,567
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 556
Websitenunukankab.go.id

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. It is a major port for ferry crossings to Tawau in Sabah state, Malaysia.

Indonesian exit stamp from Nunukan.

Demographic

Administration

The regency is divided into nine districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2]

NamePopulation
2010 Census
Krayan7,240
Krayan Selatan
(South Krayan)		2,243
Lumbis9,883
Sembakung8,138
Nunukan53,621
Sebuku14,899
Nunukan Selatan
(South Nunukan)		12,260
Sebatik22,173
Sebatik Barat
(West Sebatik)		10,384

References
  1. Sindo (2008-10-25). "Sebatik, Pulau Rantauan Suku Bugis". Nusantara News. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

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