Malinau Regency
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Malinau Regency Kabupaten Malinau (Indonesian) |
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| Motto: Intimung (meaning: Beautiful, Orderly, Prosperous and Excellence) | ||
 Location of Malinau Regency in North Kalimantan |
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 Malinau Regency
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| Coordinates: 3°29′0″N 115°42′0″E / 3.48333°N 115.70000°ECoordinates: 3°29′0″N 115°42′0″E / 3.48333°N 115.70000°E | ||
| 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) | +62 553 | |
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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. In terms of demographics and religion, Malinau is the only regency in North Kalimantan that is predominantly Protestant.
The regency is divided into twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.
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.
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