Bontang
city in East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
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Summary
Bontang is a city of Indonesia[1]. Bontang draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (city of indonesia category, ranking #60 of 91).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: East Kalimantan[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Shares border with: Kutai Kartanegara[5], East Kutai[6]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: North Bontang[7], South Bontang[8], West Bontang[9]
- Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kota Bontang[10]
- Executive body: Q114187274[11]
- Highest judicial authority: Q130305161[12]
- Licence plate code: KT[13]
- Inception: October 12, 1999[14], October 4, 1999[15]
- Separated from: Kutai[16]
- Official website: http://www.bontangkota.go.id/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bontang[18]
- Population: 161,413[19], 161,356[20]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Bontang[21]
- Replaces: Bontang[22], Kutai[23]
- Official name: Kota Bontang[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bontang[25]
- Statistics Indonesia area code: 6474[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 10 m[27]
- Area: 406.70 km²[28]
- Name: Bontang[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[30]
- Related category: Category:District in Bontang[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bontang include Bontang Airport[32], an airport[33], in Indonesia[34].
Why It Matters
Bontang has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Bontang is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for Bontang include Bontang Airport[32], an airport[33], in Indonesia[34].