Bontang
Bontang is a city on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo in Indonesia, and is located in the province of East Kalimantan. It occupies a land area of 160.62 km2, and had a population of 140,787 people at the 2010 census, and 178,917 people at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid-2025 was 194,606 people.
- City with about 161,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code BXT
- …is also known as “Bontang City”
- Description: city in East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
Places of Interest
Highlights include PT Badak Bontang Airport and Mulawarman Stadium.
PT Badak Bontang Airport
Aerodrome
PT Badak Bontang Airport, is a private airport in Bontang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Mulawarman Stadium
Stadium
Mulawarman Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bontang, Indonesia.
Bontang
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Latitude
0.1237° or 0° 7′ 25″ north
Longitude
117.4717° or 117° 28′ 18″ east
UN/LOCODE
ID BXT
Open location code
6PGV4FFC+FM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Bontang” goes by many names.
BontangAfrikaans
بونتانغArabic
بونتانقArabic
Kota BontangBalinese
BontangBanjar
বোন্ট্যাংBengali
Kota BontangBetawi
BontangBuginese
БонтангBulgarian
BontangCatalan
BontangCebuano
汶當Chinese
邦唐Chinese
BontangDanish
BontangDutch
BontangEsperanto
BontangFinnish
ΜπόντανγκGreek
બોન્ટાંગGujarati
बोनतांगHindi
BontangIndonesian
Bontang, Kalimantan TimurIndonesian
Kota BontangIndonesian
BontangIrish
BontangItalian
ボンタンJapanese
Kutha BontangJavanese
ಬೊಂಟಾಂಗ್Kannada
ಬೋತಂಗ್Kannada
본탕Korean
BontangaLatvian
BontangasLithuanian
Kota BontangMalagasy
Kota BontangMalay
ബോണ്ടാങ്Malayalam
बोन्टांगMarathi
Bontang ChhīMin Nan Chinese
BontangNorwegian
BontangNorwegian Bokmål
BontangOccitan (post 1500)
بونتانگPersian
BontangPolish
บอนตังThai
BontangTurkish
БонтангUkrainian
بونتانگUrdu
BontangVenetian
BontangVietnamese
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