Tenggarong
District
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Kalimantan
RegencyKutai Kartanegara Regency
Government
 • CamatArfan Boma Pratama, AP.
Area
[1]
 • Total398.10 km2 (153.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total106,669
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICT)
Villages14

Tenggarong is a town in and the capital of Kutai Kartanegara Regency of East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Tenggarong (abbreviated: TRG [2]) is also a district (kecamatan). The former Kutai Kartanegara Sultanate's capital was likewise located in Tenggarong.[3]

Historically, the then capital was called Tepian Pandan. At some point, the Kutai Kartanegara Sultan, Aji Muhammad Muslihuddin, changed the name from Tepian Pandan to Tangga Arung (literally house of king). In application, the people of Kutai would then shorten this name by combining the two words Tangga Arung to Tenggarong.[3]

The Tenggarong district is divided into 12 Kelurahan and 2 villages (desa), had a total area of 398.10 km 2 with a population of 106,669 in mid 2022.[1]

Climate

Tenggarong has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Tenggarong
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.7
(85.5)		 29.4
(84.9)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.4
(86.7)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.7
(80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)		 23.0
(73.4)		 23.0
(73.4)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.0
(73.4)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.3
(73.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 171
(6.7)		 170
(6.7)		 204
(8.0)		 239
(9.4)		 177
(7.0)		 152
(6.0)		 135
(5.3)		 130
(5.1)		 111
(4.4)		 142
(5.6)		 200
(7.9)		 212
(8.3)		 2,043
(80.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  2. ↑ http://ftp.paudni.kemdiknas.go.id/paudni/2011/06/SNI_7657-2010_Singkatan_Nama_Kota.pdf
  3. 1 2 "The Origin of Erau". Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Climate: Tenggarong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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