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East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan is the second largest province in Indonesia after Irian Jaya. It is rich in natural resources: coal in Berau, Kutai Kartanegara regency, crude palm oil from Kutai Timur regency, crude oil from Balikpapan offshore, natural Gas from Bontang.
Kutai Kartanegara
Kutai Kartanegara is the one of the most developed regency(kabupatan) with cities like Sanga2, Tengarong, Melak. Kutai Kartanegara also encompasses the city of Samarinda.
Mahakam River
Mahakam river is about 920km long travelling mainly through Kutai Kartanegara regency. It is connected at the upper section
to Kutai Barat, Kutai Kertanegara and Central Kalimantan and runs through Samarinda city before
exiting via Delta Mahakam.
Mahakam River serves as main transportation
route running through many mining sites and palm oil plantations. Many
coal barges are seen daily bringing coal from upriver to Delta Mahakam
to do transhipment.
Tributaries that feed into Mahakam River:
* Sungai Belayan
* Sungai Lawa
* Sungai Kedang Kepala
* Sungai Telen
* Sungai Tenggarong
* Sungai Karang Mumus
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