East Kalimantan

province of Indonesia
AdministrativeArea province_of_indonesia Q3899
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East Kalimantan

Summary

East Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia[1]. It draws 998 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_indonesia category, ranking #18 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • East Kalimantan is located in Indonesia[3].
  • East Kalimantan is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • East Kalimantan's head of government is recorded as Isran Noor[5].
  • East Kalimantan is on the continent of Asia[6].
  • East Kalimantan's instance of is recorded as province of Indonesia[7].
  • East Kalimantan's capital is recorded as Samarinda[8].
  • East Kalimantan's official language is recorded as Indonesian[9].
  • East Kalimantan's shares border with is recorded as North Kalimantan[10].
  • East Kalimantan's shares border with is recorded as South Kalimantan[11].
  • East Kalimantan's shares border with is recorded as Central Kalimantan[12].
  • East Kalimantan's shares border with is recorded as West Kalimantan[13].
  • East Kalimantan's shares border with is recorded as Central Sulawesi[14].
  • East Kalimantan's shares border with is recorded as West Sulawesi[15].
  • East Kalimantan's shares border with is recorded as Sarawak[16].
  • East Kalimantan's shares border with is recorded as Nusantara[17].
  • East Kalimantan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balikpapan[18].
  • East Kalimantan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Berau[19].
  • East Kalimantan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bontang[20].
  • East Kalimantan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Kutai[21].
  • East Kalimantan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kutai Kartanegara[22].
  • East Kalimantan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Kutai[23].
  • East Kalimantan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mahakam Ulu[24].
  • East Kalimantan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Paser[25].
  • East Kalimantan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Paser of Penajam[26].
  • East Kalimantan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Samarinda[27].

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Geography

East Kalimantan is in the country of Indonesia[4]. It is located in Indonesia[3]. It is on the continent of Asia[6].

Physical Characteristics

East Kalimantan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+129066.64'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+69'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3553143'}[30] and {'amount': '+4045900'}[31].

Designation and Status

East Kalimantan's instance of is recorded as province of Indonesia[7].

History and Context

Recorded inception include July 2, 1958[32] and January 1, 1957[33].

Why It Matters

East Kalimantan draws 998 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_indonesia category, ranking #18 of 39).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . East Kalimantan Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . East Kalimantan Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 25 of 1956. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . East Kalimantan Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 25 of 1956. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . sulut.bps.go.id. sulut.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Human development index +0.7883
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1081]]: 0.7883"
  2. 10d ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minimum wage +3360858
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6794]]: 3,360,858 rupiah"
  3. 10d ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1958-07-02T00:00:00Z, +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Unemployment rate {'amount': '+221340'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1198]]: 5.14 percent"
  4. 19d ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Balikpapan, Berau, Bontang +13
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P150]]: [[Q19727025]]"
  5. 20d ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+69'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P2044]]: 2,240 metre"
  6. 5w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of East Kalimantan
    Replaces Kalimantan
    Category for people born here Category:Births in East Kalimantan
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29483|batch #29483]]: name stated in [[Q112136164]]"
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