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29-523: Penajam is a town and the administrative capital of Penajam North Paser Regency , in East Kalimantan , Indonesia . It was previously known as Balikpapan Seberang (lit. "opposite of Balikpapan") before 13 October 1987, when it was transferred from the namesake city to Pasir Regency by government regulation number 21. Penajam has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. This East Kalimantan location article

58-407: A postcode of 76146, the town of Sepaku and the village of Karang Jinawi share 76148, the town of Mentawir has 76149; the town of Pemaluan and the other ten villages share 76147. The Penajam North Paser Regency is a second-level administrative division equivalent to a city . As a regency, it is headed by a regent who is elected democratically. Heads of districts are appointed directly by the regent on

87-484: A relatively new library, built on late 2021. There are total 132 base transceiver station in the regency as of 2021 to support communication in the region, most of which are operated by private companies. There's one sport stadium located in town of Penajam, named Benuo Taka Stadium. City status in Indonesia In Indonesian law , the term " city " ( kota ) is generally defined as

116-627: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Penajam North Paser Regency The regency was historically part of the Paser Kingdom, which was a dependency of the Banjar Sultanate . It is the second youngest regency in East Kalimantan. In 2019, parts of the regency were designated to be included in the location of the new Indonesian national capital . The word "Paser" came from two combinations of words in

145-500: Is an equivalent of a province, kotamadya is an equivalent of a regency, while kotapraja is an equivalent of kecamatan (districts). Jakarta was the only city granted the kotaraya status, due to its function as the capital of Indonesia . The terms kotaraya and kotapraja had been abolished since 1974, and kotamadya was used for most of urban areas in Indonesia up to 1999. Jakarta continued to become

174-963: Is divided into four districts ( kecamatan ), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid-2023. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 30 rural desa and 24 urban kelurahan ), and its postal codes. Notes: (a) comprising 1 kelurahan (Waru town) and 3 desa . (b) including fifteen small offshore islands. (c) comprising 19 kelurahan (Buluminung, Gersik, Gunung Seteleng, Jenebora, Kampung Baru, Lawe-Lawe, Nenang, Nipah-Nipah, Pantai Lango, Pejala, Penajam, Petung, Riko, Saloloang, Sepan, Sesumpu, Sotek, Sungai Parit and Tanjung Tengah) and 4 desa . (d) includes two small offshore islands - Pulau Jawang and Pulau Sabut. (e) comprising 4 kelurahan (Maridan, Mentawir, Pemaluan and Sepaku) and 11 desa . (f) The town of Maridan has

203-488: Is headed by a mayor ( walikota ), who is directly elected via elections to serve for a five-year term, which can be renewed for one further five-year term. Each kota is divided further into districts , more commonly known as kecamatan . Jakarta , then known as Batavia , was the first city in the archipelago to be developed by the Dutch Empire . On the 4 March 1621, the first city government ( stad )

232-491: Is public and operated by the regency government. It was classified as C-class by Ministry of Health. The regency has total road length of 1,371 kilometers as of 2021, most of which are maintained by regency government. Around 347 kilometers are paved with asphalt, 566 kilometers have gravel surface, while the rest are other surfaces such as soil. More than half of the road were considered in good condition as of 2021 by Ministry of Public Works and Housing . The town of Penajam in

261-547: Is still widely referred to as a city. The United Nations (UN) classifies Jakarta as a 'city' on its statistical database . The Special Region of Jakarta consists of five 'administrative cities' and one 'administrative regency' . Unlike other actual cities in Indonesia, administrative cities in Jakarta are not self-governing , and were only created for bureaucracy purposes. The administrative cities do not have city councils , and their mayors were exclusively selected by

290-486: The Governor of Jakarta without any public election . Ryas Rasyid, an Indonesian regional government expert, stated that Jakarta is a "province with a city management". Anies Baswedan , the 17th Governor of Jakarta, asserted that "Jakarta has only an area of 600 square kilometres. It is a city with the province status." Unlike other 37 Indonesian provinces whose governors work in a 'governor office' ( Kantor Gubernur ),

319-419: The current region of Penajam North Paser once belonged to two separate provinces. On 13 October 1987, Balikpapan Seberang was transferred from Balikpapan to Pasir, and renamed into Penajam by government regulation no. 21. On 11 June 1996, Sepaku and Babulu Districts were carved out from parts of Penajam and Waru Districts, respectively, by government regulation no. 38. The regency's secession from Pasir

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348-474: The decentralisation law in 1903. The gemeente was a third-level subdivision, below residentie ( residency ) and gouvernement ( governorate ) or provincie ( province ). The terms kota besar (big city), and kota kecil (small city or town ), were used since the implementation of the Act Number 22 of 1948. Kota Besar was an urban equivalent of kabupaten ( regency ), which

377-437: The fastest declining sector being manufacturing and mining, while the fastest growing was electricity and gas with growth of 20%. The main commodity in the regency is palm oil, which in 2021 has a total plantation area of 47,960 hectares. Other commodities include 41,622 tons of rice, 1,700 tons of corn, and 1,562 tons of cassava. There are also 14,451 quintals of cucumber and ginger with 133 tons in 2021. There are livestock in

406-484: The independence, the region has experienced multiple administrative changes. On 26 June 1959, when the law no. 27 enacted, Paser Regency (then Pasir) was split from Kotabaru Regency , South Kalimantan and transferred to East Kalimantan, based on closer ties with the latter province. At the same time, the Special Region of Kutai was dissolved into Kutai Regency , Samarinda , and Balikpapan . This meant that

435-458: The native language of the Paser people, "pa" which means "bright" and "ser" which means "spirit". Combined, the word "Paser" roughly means "bright spirit". The word "Paser" also originated from the name of a former kingdom in the region, Paser Kingdom. Penajam is a name used to refer to the region where the regency is now located. As the regency was formerly the northern part of the Paser Kingdom and

464-651: The official dictionary of the Indonesian language , a city ( kota ) is "a densely populated area with high density and modern facilities and most of the population works outside of agriculture." Cities are divided into districts ( Kecamatan , Distrik in Papua region , or Kemantren in Yogyakarta ). During the Dutch East Indies period, a city was governed as gemeente , or municipality , since

493-469: The only urban area with a province status. The term kota administratif (administrative city, not to be confused with kota administrasi ) was used after the implementation of Act Number 5 of 1974. Kota administratif status was granted to a town inside the territory of a regency ( kabupaten ) that were deemed necessary in accordance with the town's growth and development. Kota administratif does not have autonomy and its own legislature, and

522-647: The recommendation of the regency secretary. Executive power lies with the regent and vice regent while legislative function is exercised by the regency's parliament. The regency's gross regional product mostly consists of mining, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors. The mining sector contributed to 25.83% of the regency's gross regional product, followed by agriculture with 21.96%, manufacturing with 16.46%, and construction with 11.84%. Other sectors are also present such as trade and wholesale with 9.41%, education sector 3.82%, and administration with 3.68%. The regency experienced an economic contraction of 2.34% in 2020 with

551-428: The regency as of 2021. The regency does not have a higher education institutions as of 2021, but there are plans to construct a university in town of Penajam. The regency has one hospital, 10 polyclinics, 54 puskesmas , 41 pharmacies, in addition to 10 medical clinics and 273 healthcare posts. The main and only hospital in the regency is Ratu Aji Putri Botung Regional Hospital, located in town of Penajam. The hospital

580-454: The regency especially in the town of Penajam. Other than that, the regency also has presence of online ride-hailing services. The online ride-hailing services are available in Penajam, Waru, and Babulu districts. The regency has total 523 mosques, 48 Protestant churches, and 9 Catholic churches. The regency has regional library operated by regency government, located in town of Penajam. It is

609-819: The regency has several ports such as Buluminung Port which supports transportation to Buluminung Industrial Zone. There are smaller ports around the regency which support speed boats and ferries mostly from Balikpapan . The regency itself has no airport. The closest airports however are Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport in Balikpapan and Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport in Samarinda, both are international airports. There are bus routes served by Perum DAMRI to Balikpapan, Samarinda, and town of Tanah Grogot. The regency's main bus terminal located on town of Penajam. As with other places in Indonesia, there are angkot around

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638-459: The regency such as beef cattle with 17,191 in 2019, followed by 4,864 goats, and 615 pigs. There are also around 1.9 million of chicken population. Penajam district produced the most chicken meat with output of 487,715 kilograms. Main resources that are mined in the regency is coal. On hospitality and tourism sector, there are 17 hotels registered in the regency as of 2020. According to the regency government, there are 24 tourist spots identified in

667-457: The regency. In 2020, the regency was visited by 19,539 visitors from which 9,262 are visiting the tourist spots. There are also 41 registered restaurants in the regency as of 2020. There are total 257 registered cooperatives in the regency, most of which are located in Penajam. As of 2021, the regency has 79 kindergartens, 109 elementary schools, 42 junior highschools, and 13 senior highschools. In addition, there are 10 vocational highschools in

696-454: The region used to be called Penajam, it was named Penajam North Paser Regency. The region was inhabited by several tribes such as Lolo, Adang, and Kali who each founded small tribal kingdoms. The Paser Kingdom was founded by a combination of several tribes. Smaller tribal kingdoms soon disappeared due to urbanization to the capital of the Paser Kingdom or migration to the interior, which caused these kingdoms' population to drop rapidly. Since

725-528: The second-level administrative subdivision of the Republic of Indonesia , an equivalent to regency ( kabupaten ). The difference between a city and a regency is that a city has non- agricultural economic activities and a dense urban population, while a regency comprises predominantly rural areas and is larger in area than a city. However, Indonesia historically had several classifications of cities. According to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia ,

754-544: Was advocated by the Northern Region Goes to Regency Success Team, and had urged the central government and the DPR to materialize its formation. Six years later, on 10 April 2002, the northeastern parts of Pasir were finally split into a new regency, known as Penajam North Paser by act no. 7. Since 2019, some villages of Sepaku District have been included within the areas of Nusantara . Penajam North Paser Regency

783-517: Was created in Batavia, and on 1 April 1905, it became the very first municipality ( gemeente ) of the Dutch East Indies . Upon Indonesian independence, it remains as the city within the province of West Java . With the release of the Act Number 1 of 1957, Jakarta became the first provincial-level city in Indonesia. Although Jakarta is now written as a 'province' in Indonesian law products, it

812-397: Was responsible to its parent regency. The term kota administratif was abolished with the implementation of Act Number 22 of 1999, and all kota administratif were either granted full kota (city) status or dissolved and merged with its parent regency. The term kota (city) has been implemented to substitute kotamadya since the post-Suharto era in Indonesia . Kota

841-449: Was the country's second level subdivision, just below province . Kota kecil , used for a small urban area, was the third-level division below regency and province. According to the Act Number 18 of 1965, cities in Indonesia were classified into three: kotaraya (great city, first-level subdivision), kotamadya (medium city, second-level subdivision), and kotapraja (small city or town, third-level subdivision). Kotaraya

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