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Muara Badak

Coordinates: 0°15′03″S 117°19′36″E / 0.2508°S 117.3266°E / -0.2508; 117.3266
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Muara Badak
Natural Gas Monument, Muara Badak
Natural Gas Monument, Muara Badak
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Muara Badak is located in Kalimantan
Muara Badak
Muara Badak
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Muara Badak is located in Indonesia
Muara Badak
Muara Badak
Muara Badak (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°15′03″S 117°19′36″E / 0.2508°S 117.3266°E / -0.2508; 117.3266
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
RegencyKutai Kartanegara
Established1806[1]
District seatMuara Badak Ulu[2]
Government
 • District head
(Camat)
Arpan[3]
Area
 • Total
781.52 km2 (301.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total
50,435
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICT)
Villages14

Muara Badak (Indonesian pronunciation: [muˈ(w)ara ˈbadaʔ]) is a district of Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 50,435 people, and currently has the total area of 781.52 km2.[2] Its district seat is located at the village of Muara Badak Ulu.[2]

Muara Badak borders Samarinda (specifically the district of North Samarinda) to the southwest.

History

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Although the name Muara Badak literally translates to "Rhinoceros Estuary", some theories disputed this etymology, due to the fact that there is no clear evidence about the existence of rhinoceros there. Some connected instead to the tree tempura badak (now extinct), or the phrase attributed to the sultan of Kutai when first visiting this region in 1806 or 1825, "Badak leh... bagus beneh tempat ini yo!".[1]

On 1 December 1989, at the same time when Bontang was formed as an administrative city, three villages, namely Central Santan (Santan Tengah), Santan Ilir, and Santan Ulu were transferred from the former district of Bontang to Muara Badak.[4] Seven years later on 11 June 1996, the northern parts of Muara Badak (consisting of 3 previously-mentioned villages, Sabuntal, and Kersik) were separated to form the new district of Marang Kayu.[5]

In recent years, local organizations such as Muara Badak Youth Movement (GPMB), have demanded to secede from Kutai Kartanegara, due to resource curse issues.[6]

Governance

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District head office at Batu-Batu, Muara Badak.

Villages

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Muara Badak is divided into the following 14 villages (desa):[2]

No. Regional code
(Kode wilayah)
Name Area (km2) Population (2023) Hamlets (dusun) RT (rukun tetangga)
1 64.09.04.2001 Saliki 198.08 3,756 2 11
2 64.09.04.2002 Salo Palai 104.51 1,883 2 9
3 64.09.04.2003 Muara Badak Ulu 75.19 4,318 2 17
4 64.09.04.2004 Muara Badak Ilir 5.79 6,280 1 18
5 64.09.04.2005 Tanjung Limau 95.70 6,129 2 17
6 64.09.04.2006 Tanah Datar 39.64 2,729 2 11
7 64.09.04.2007 Badak Baru 12.31 9,867 3 34
8 64.09.04.2008 Suka Damai 40.31 1,647 2 11
9 64.09.04.2009 Gas Alam Badak I 4.65 1,166 2 28
10 64.09.04.2010 Batu-Batu 54.38 5,961 1 6
11 64.09.04.2011 Badak Mekar 36.96 2,324 2 11
12 64.09.04.2012 Salo Cella 74.70 2,370 3 12
13 64.09.04.2013 Sungai Bawang 16.37 632 5
14 Badak Makmur 26.93 1,373 5
Totals 64.09.04 Muara Badak 781.52 50,435 24 195

The village of Badak Makmur was only created from parts of Muara Badak Ulu on 29 November 2023. Because of this, the regional code is yet to be released for this village.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sejarah Muara Badak". smanegeri1muarabadak.sch.id. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Kecamatan Muara Badak dalam Angka 2024". ppukab.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  3. ^ "Camat Muara Badak: Pengembangan Potensi Kawasan Butuh Dukungan Semua Pihak". www.antaranews.com. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ "PP No. 20 Tahun 1989" (PDF). jdih.setkab.go.id. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  5. ^ "PP No. 38 Tahun 1996". peraturan.bpk.go.id. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  6. ^ "Pemuda Muara Badak Usulkan Lagi Pemekaran Wilayah". mediaetam.com. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  7. ^ "Peraturan Bupati Kutai Kartanegara Nomor 88 Tahun 2023". daerah.peraturanpedia.com. Retrieved 2024-10-24.