Nunukan

regency in North Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q14481
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Summary

Nunukan is a regency of Indonesia[1]. Nunukan ranks in the top 8% of regency of indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Kalimantan[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Capital: Nunukan[5]
  • Shares border with: Tana Tidung[6], Malinau[7], Miri[8], Limbang[9], Interior Division[10], Tawau Division[11]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Krayan[12], West Krayan[13], South Krayan[14], Krayan Tengah[15], East Krayan[16], Lumbis[17], Lumbis Hulu[18], Lumbis Ogong[19], Lumbis Pansiangan[20], Nunukan[21], South Nunukan[22], Sebuku[23], Sebatik[24], West Sebatik[25]
  • Legislative body: Nunukan Regency Council[26]
  • Executive body: Q114187008[27]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470760[28]
  • Commons category: Nunukan Regency[29]
  • Inception: October 4, 1999[30]
  • Separated from: Bulungan[31]
  • Official website: https://www.malinau.go.id/[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nunukan Regency[33]
  • Population: 168,532[34], 168,412[35]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of Nunukan[36]
  • Official name: Kabupaten Nunukan[37]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 6504[38]
  • Elevation above sea level: 518 m[39]
  • Area: 13841.90 km²[40]
  • Name: Nunukan[41]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[42]
  • Related category: Category:District in Nunukan Regency[43]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Nunukan include Nunukan Airport[44], an airport[45], in Indonesia[46].

Why It Matters

Nunukan has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Nunukan is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for Nunukan include Nunukan Airport[44], an airport[45], in Indonesia[46].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 47 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. 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] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 47 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 47 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . North Kalimantan Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 47 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . North Kalimantan Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 18
    Executive body → Q114187008
    Wikipedia languages → ['ban', 'bew', 'bjn', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'jv', 'ms', 'pl', 'sv
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 16d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470760
    Legislative body → Nunukan Regency Council
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  3. 23w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+518'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+13841.90'}
    Shares border with → Tana Tidung, Malinau, Miri +3
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