Bengalon is an administrative district (kecamatan) within East Kutai Regency, in East Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. According to the 2010 census, Bengalon was inhabited by 22,794 people, which rose to 42,302 in mid 2023 according to the official estimates.[2]
Bengalon was formed on 16 July 1999 from the northern parts of Sangatta.[1] It is the location of the Bengalon coal mine. The administrative centre is in the village of Sepaso.
Etymology
There are several theories surrounding the origin of place name Bengalon:
- From a local corruption of the word bungalow, a type of house;[4]
- from Bungalo Mengkaying, the place where Mahaputri Indra Perwati Dewi and Aji Batara Agung Paduka Nira were married; or
- from bengalon, the name of a tree or fruit, abundant along the river.[5]
Governance
Villages
Bengalon is divided into the following eleven villages (desa):[6]
| Regional code (kode wilayah) |
Name | Area (km2) | Population (2020) | Population (2023) | Hamlets (dusun) | RT (rukun tetangga) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.08.09.2001 | Sepaso | 36.06 | 9,391 | 9,905 | 6 | 27 |
| 64.08.09.2002 | Sekerat | 269.31 | 3,018 | 3,210 | 3 | 16 |
| 64.08.09.2003 | Keraitan | 278.78 | 332 | 449 | 1 | 2 |
| 64.08.09.2004 | Tepian Langsat | 2,071.76 | 9,634 | 5,044 | 5 | 18 |
| 64.08.09.2005 | Tebangan Lembak | 290.83 | 265 | 432 | 1 | 3 |
| 64.08.09.2006 | East Sepaso (Sepaso Timur) |
125.47 | 4,638 | 4,900 | 6 | 17 |
| 64.08.09.2007 | South Sepaso (Sepaso Selatan) |
234.26 | 2,835 | 2,681 | 4 | 10 |
| 64.08.09.2008 | Muara Bengalon | 97.70 | 2,040 | 1,896 | 3 | 12 |
| 64.08.09.2009 | Tepian Baru | 34.08 | 3,446 | 3,798 | 6 | 20 |
| 64.08.09.2010 | Tepian Indah | 29.90 | 3,115 | 3,200 | 6 | 22 |
| 64.08.09.2011 | West Sepaso (Sepaso Barat) |
31.16 | 6,600 | 6,787 | 5 | 16 |
| Totals | 3,668.30 | 45,314 | 42,302 | 52 | 163 |
Transport
Lubuktutung is the port for the export of coal, brought in from Sepaso by a new heavy duty railway to the Bengalon Coal Handling Facility.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b "Peraturan Daerah Kabupaten Kutai Nomor 16 Tahun 1999". jdihdprd.kukarkab.go.id. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bengalon Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6404041)
- ^ "Sambangi Dua Lokus di Bengalon, TPPS Kutim Tekankan Data BNBA". pro.kutaitimurkab.go.id. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Aksa, Sahrul (201x). Cerita dari Tepian Bengalon. STPMD "APMD" Yogyakarta.
- ^ "Ternyata Ini Asal Usul Nama Bengalon". viralkaltim.com. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Kecamatan Bengalon dalam Angka 2021
- ^ "Indonesia Private Railway Freight Corridor".
- ^ "Asia / Pacific". Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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