Malinau Regency

Malinau Regency Kabupaten Malinau (Indonesian)
Regency
Seal
Motto: Intimung (meaning: Beautiful, Orderly, Prosperous and Excellence)
Location in Kalimantan
Malinau Regency Location in Kalimantan
Malinau Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°29′0″N 115°42′0″E / 3.48333°N 115.70000°E / 3.48333; 115.70000Coordinates: 3°29′0″N 115°42′0″E / 3.48333°N 115.70000°E / 3.48333; 115.70000
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Kalimantan
Government
• Regent	Yansen Tipa Padan
Area
• Total	39,799.90 km2 (15,366.83 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	62,423
• Density	1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Time zone	Central Indonesian Time (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	0553
Website

Malinau Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. The administrative centre is the town of Malinau. Malinau is also often called Earth Intimung. The district is home to the Kayan Mentarang National Park.

Administration

The regency is divided into twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.

History

Malinau was originally a residential area inhabited by the Tidung ethnic group. Based on information from Tidung community leaders, the name Malinau originated when the Dutch settled an area formerly known as Desa (village) Selamban. At the time Desa Selamban was inhabited by the Tidung Tribe, while across the Kabiran river the village Pelita Canaan was inhabited by the Dayak Abai tribe. When the Dutch arrived in the Desa Selamban they met a group of Abai who were harvesting sago from the sago palm, and asked the name of the river that ran between the two villages. The Abai did not understand the questions, and assumed the Dutch wanted to know what they were working on. One of the Abai said "Mal Inau" which means harvesting sago in the local Abai language; "mal" meaning making, while "inau" means tree. Thus the name Malinau was born. A map of the area made during the colonial period called the local river "the Malinau", and the area has been known as Malinau since.

As people migrated into the area Desa Selamban eventually grew much larger and became a town, renamed Malinau. When Bulungan Regency was divided in 1999, Malinau became the administrative centre of the newly formed Malinau Regency. In December 2012, Malinau Regency became part of the new province of North Kalimantan.

Ethnic Groups

There are a number of indigenous groups in Malinau, namely:

1. The Tidung
2. The Kenyah
3. The Burusu
4. The Tagal
5. The Merap
6. The Punan
7. Lun Bawang / Lun Dayeh
8. The Abbay
9. Murut

See also

• List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

References

External links

• (Indonesian) Kabupaten Malinau. Harian Kompas, 17 Juni 2003
• (Indonesian) Daerah Konservasi Mestinya Dapat Kompensasi. Harian Kompas, 15 December 2004
• (Indonesian) Daun Penyedap Masakan dari Malinau, Kalimantan Timur. Riskan Efendi
• (Indonesian) Malinau Narsis
• (Indonesian) Blog tentang Malinau

v t e Regencies and cities of North Kalimantan Capital: Tanjung Selor Regencies Bulungan Malinau Nunukan Tana Tidung Cities Tarakan See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia