Tanjung Selor is a town and district that serves as the capital of both North Kalimantan province and Bulungan Regency in Indonesia. As of 2025 it remains one of several Indonesian provincial capitals without city status. The district covers 677.77 square kilometers, with a population of 39,439 at the 2010 census, 56,569 at the 2020 census, and an official mid-2025 estimate of 67,837.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Longitude117.365999 degrees east 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Wikipedia: Tanjung Selor
Infobox, area_total_km2
677.77
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It had a population of 39,439 at the 2010 Census and 56,569 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 67,837.
Infobox, elevation_m
24
Infobox: established_date
12 October 1790 15 August 2002 (as district proper)
Wikidata P625 latitude
2.84351852,117.36599922
Wikidata P625 longitude
2.84351852,117.36599922
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. GeoNames: Tanjung Selor - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1624827
2.8375 117.36528 P PPLA ID 42 6502 67837 9 Asia/Makassar
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 9 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 2.75, 117.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 2.75, 117.25
2.75 117.25 Af
Wikidata: Tanjung Selor
Wikidata Q10855339, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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