West_Kutai_Regency
West Kutai Regency
Regency in Kalimantan, Indonesia
West Kutai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kutai Barat) is a regency (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. It previously covered a much greater area, with a population of 165,091 at the 2010 Census, but in December 2012 the five northernmost districts were split off to form a new Mahakam Ulu Regency; the residual area of 20,384.6 km2 had a population of 140,097 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 165,938 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 172,288 (comprising 91,327 males and 80,961 females).[1] The town of Sendawar is the administrative capital.