Sangkulirang

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Sangkulirang
District
Sangkulirang Location Show map of Kalimantan Sangkulirang Sangkulirang (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°59′16″N 117°58′48″E / 0.98778°N 117.98000°E / 0.98778; 117.98000
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Kalimantan
Regency	East Kutai Regency
Government
• Camat	Hormansyah
Area
• Total	2,046.8 km2 (790.3 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023)[1]
• Total	24,245
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICT)
Villages	15

Sangkulirang is an administrative district (kecamatan) of East Kutai Regency, in East Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. The district lies in the northern part of the Makassar Strait and at the southern part of the Mangkalihat Peninsula. Sangkulirang includes the delta of the Karangan River, which forms the Sangkulirang Bay on the east coast of Borneo (Kalimantan). Most of the district is vegetated with mangrove forest and has some notable karst areas with steep limestone cliffs.^[2] It covers an area of 2,046.8 km² and had a population of 16,181 at the 2010 Census and 26,449 at the 2020 Census,^[1] while the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 24,245.^[3] The district's seat is located in the town of Benua Baru on the west side of the Karangan River, at the point where it opens out into Sankulirang Bay.