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City profile · Indonesia · Asia

Bontang

City population
194,606
#85
in Indonesia
#4
in East Kalimantan
#2,982
worldwide
JakartaBontang
0.132, 117.485 · 1,376 km from Jakarta
City population
194,606
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Indonesia
#85
of 446 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,982
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Indonesia
0.1%
of the national population

About Bontang

Bontang is a city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia with a population of 194,606. It is the 85th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, and the 2,982nd largest worldwide. It lies 1,376 km from Jakarta.

Position in Indonesia
#85of 446
LargestSmallest
Position in East Kalimantan
#4of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#4of 5
Distance to capital
to Jakarta
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
Coordinates
0.132, 117.485
Record updated
2026-06-11
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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