Sangatta
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
RegencyEast Kutai Regency
Area
  Total204.50 km2 (78.96 sq mi)
Population
  Estimate 
(mid 2022 estimate)
123,067
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)

Sangatta is a town located in East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is however, not an autonomous city and consists of two districts within the regency, North Sangatta (including a mainly urban community, but with the larger district containing 123,067 inhabitants in mid 2022) and South Sangatta (a largely rural area with 30,874 inhabitants in mid 2022).[1] It is the location of East Kutai coal mine, which is one of the biggest coal mines in the world, as well as the biggest in Asia.[2][3]

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  2. Daniel, Wahyu. "Mengintip Tambang Batu Bara Terbesar RI di Kalimantan". news (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. "Sangatta, Kota Tempat Tambang Batu Bara Terbuka Terbesar di Dunia | Ekonomi". Bisnis.com. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-02.


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