Province

North Kalimantan

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North Kalimantan, diversity in numbers

Situated on the island of Borneo, North Kalimantan is a province formed in 2012 under Law No. 20/2012 on the Establishment of North Kalimantan Province to reduce development disparities from East Kalimantan. The capital of North Kalimantan is Tanjung Selor, located on the eastern coast of the province. Meanwhile, the largest city, Tarakan, serves as the financial center.

Covering 70,101 square kilometers, North Kalimantan consists of four regencies and one city. It was once dubbed as the least populous province in Indonesia, prior to the creation of South Papua in 2022. As of 2023, however, it is estimated that North Kalimantan had a population of 730,010 people, representing various ethnicities including indigenous Kalimantan people such as Dayak, Tidung, Malay, Kutai, and Banjar, as well as migrant groups such as Bugis, Javanese, Bajau, Manjar, Minahasa, Buton, and Gorontalo. Other ethnic groups such as the Madurese, Makassar, Toraja, Chinese, Bawean, Balinese, and Suluk/Tausug people also reside in the province.

Based on the 2023 Census, North Kalimantan is home to 73.36 percent of the Muslim population, followed by 26.02 percent of Christians, where 19.44 percent are Protestants and 6.58 percent are Catholics. Most of the Christian population in North Kalimantan resides in Malinau. The remaining religious groups in the province are 0.54 percent Buddhists, 0.05 percent Hindus, 0.02 percent Konghucu, and 0.01 percent indigenous faiths.

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North Kalimantan’s economy and leading sectors

North Kalimantan has seen a positive increase in the province’s economy. According to data from the North Kalimantan Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the province’s economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2023 experienced a growth of 4.94 percent, making it the second-highest economic growth on the island of Kalimantan. Furthermore, the province’s Regional Gross Domestic Product (GRDP) in 2022 amounted to Rp 66 trillion with contribution from the mining sector quoted as the largest at Rp 17 trillion.

The province’s geographical condition also benefits the province in developing its fisheries sector, utilizing its marine resources and abundant fish cultivation for both domestic consumption and overseas export. Consequently, this sector, which also includes forestry and agriculture, has contributed to North Kalimantan’s economic growth, with a contribution of Rp 11 trillion to the province’s 2022 GRDP.

Furthermore, North Kalimantan has recorded potential in its exports. In 2021, the province exported a total of 20.8 million tonnes valued at US$164 billion. The majority of this amount, accounting for 20.7 million tonnes, comprised mineral fuels, mineral oils, and their distillation products, bituminous substances, and mineral waxes, totaling US$163.8 billion. Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes came next, totaling 16,275 tonnes worth US$134 million, followed by fisheries at 12,209 tonnes with a value of US$28.7 million.

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Latest News

February 20, 2025

The North Kalimantan Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) recorded realized investment to North Kalimantan exceeding Rp35 trillion in 2024. Hence, the office is optimistic that North Kalimantan will get a higher investment target from the central government in 2025.

North Kalimantan DPMPTSP Investment Management Junior Expert Rahman Putrayani admitted that the province's investment realization data for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024 has not been fully released, but the North Kalimantan DPMPTSP is confident that the province's investment target has been reached based on the office's temporary calculated projection. Rahman explained that the delay was due to the ongoing investment value calculation process with investors.

"[Investment realization as of] the third quarter (Q3 2024) has been recorded at Rp27 trillion, and we estimate that the total will be more than Rp35 trillion after the fourth quarter is calculated," said Rahman to the media on Feb. 6, 2025.

The North Kalimantan DPMPTSP, he said, is targeting North Kalimantan's investment realization target to reach more than Rp40 trillion for 2025, in line with the positive achievements achieved in 2024.

"Based on the achievements in 2024, we are optimistic that investment to North Kalimantan will continue to increase this year," said Rahman.

He added that the North Kalimantan DPMPTSP will continue to encourage the entry of new investments, whether in industrial sectors, such as paper mills and KIHI (Indonesia Green Industrial Park), or other sectors that are being promoted, such as fisheries and tourism.

"We hope to attract more investors for the sectors that are currently developing," he concluded.

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