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Bontang
City population
194,606
#85
in Indonesia
#4
in East Kalimantan
#2,982
worldwide
0.132, 117.485 · 1,376 km from Jakarta
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 5
Coordinates
0.132, 117.485
Record updated
11 June 2026
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.
Nearby Cities
All 446 in IndonesiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.