Tenggarong

District in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Tenggarong
District
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Kalimantan
Regency	Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Government
• Camat	Arfan Boma Pratama, AP.
Area ^[1]
• Total	398.10 km² (153.71 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[1]
• Total	106,669
• Density	270/km² (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICT)
Villages	14

Tenggarong is a town in and the capital of Kutai Kartanegara Regency of East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Tenggarong (abbreviated: TRG ^[2]) is also a district (kecamatan). The former Kutai Kartanegara Sultanate's capital was likewise located in Tenggarong.^[3]

Historically, the then capital was called Tepian Pandan. At some point, the Kutai Kartanegara Sultan, Aji Muhammad Muslihuddin, changed the name from Tepian Pandan to Tangga Arung (literally the house of the king). In application, the people of Kutai would then shorten this name by combining the two words Tangga Arung to Tenggarong.^[3]

The Tenggarong district is divided into 12 urban villages (kelurahan) and 2 villages (desa), had a total area of 398.10 km2 with a population of 106,669 in mid-2022.^[1]

Climate

Tenggarong has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Tenggarong
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.9 (85.8)	30.2 (86.4)	30.3 (86.5)	30.3 (86.5)	30.3 (86.5)	29.7 (85.5)	29.4 (84.9)	29.8 (85.6)	30.0 (86.0)	30.6 (87.1)	30.4 (86.7)	30.2 (86.4)	30.1 (86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.4 (79.5)	26.6 (79.9)	26.6 (79.9)	26.8 (80.2)	27.0 (80.6)	26.5 (79.7)	26.2 (79.2)	26.5 (79.7)	26.7 (80.1)	27.1 (80.8)	26.8 (80.2)	26.7 (80.1)	26.7 (80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.0 (73.4)	23.0 (73.4)	23.0 (73.4)	23.3 (73.9)	23.7 (74.7)	23.4 (74.1)	23.0 (73.4)	23.3 (73.9)	23.4 (74.1)	23.6 (74.5)	23.3 (73.9)	23.2 (73.8)	23.3 (73.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	171 (6.7)	170 (6.7)	204 (8.0)	239 (9.4)	177 (7.0)	152 (6.0)	135 (5.3)	130 (5.1)	111 (4.4)	142 (5.6)	200 (7.9)	212 (8.3)	2,043 (80.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[4]

Gallery

Jalanan kota Tenggarong pada malam hari.
Museum Mulawarman
Masjid Jami Sultan Sulaiman.
Kedaton Koetai Kartanegara.

Bentong Hours
Monument to A.M. Sangaji
Adipura Monument
Lithography view at Tenggarong (1887).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
^ http://ftp.paudni.kemdiknas.go.id/paudni/2011/06/SNI_7657-2010_Singkatan_Nama_Kota.pdf ^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "The Origin of Erau". Retrieved 17 January 2011.
^ "Climate: Tenggarong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.