Sangatta (, formerly spelt as Sengata and Sangata) is a town located in, as well being the capital of, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is however, neither an autonomous city nor a separate district (although it was so in the past).
Sangatta consists of the urban sectionsNorth Sangatta and Singa Gembara desa, and Lingga Bay and Singa Geweh kelurahan. of two districts within the regency, North Sangatta (including a mainly urban community, but with the larger district containing 132,250 inhabitants in mid 2025) and South Sangatta (a largely rural area with 33,235 inhabitants in mid 2025).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026. It is the location of East Kutai coal mine, which is one of the biggest coal mines in the world, as well as the biggest in Asia.
History Until 1989, Sangatta was a sleepy town located inside the former district of Bontang (also including the city), with all settlements concentrated in the south, until the entrance of Pertamina employees in the 1970s. Between 1 December 1989 and 31 October 2005, Sangatta existed as a separate district in East Kutai, before being later renamed into North Sangatta after being split into multiple districts.
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