West Kutai Regency

West Kutai Regency Kabupaten Kutai Barat
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Kalimantan
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Coordinates: 0°35′39″S 115°30′57″E / 0.5942°S 115.5157°E / -0.5942; 115.5157
Country	Indonesia
Region	Kalimantan
Province	East Kalimantan
Capital	Sendawar
Government
• Regent	FX. Yapan
• Vice Regent	Edyanto Arkan
Area
• Total	20,384.60 km2 (7,870.54 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	177,007
• Density	8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 545
Website	kutaibaratkab.go.id

West Kutai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kutai Barat) is a regency (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. It previously covered a much greater area, with a population of 165,091 at the 2010 Census, but on 11 January 2013 the five northernmost districts were split off to form a new Mahakam Ulu Regency; the residual area of West Kutai Regency is 20,384.6 km², and it had a population of 140,097 at the 2010 Census,^[2] and 165,938 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 177,007.^[1] The town of Sendawar is the administrative capital.