East Kutai Regency

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| official_name = East Kutai Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Kutai Timur

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| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Regency Kutai Timur.png

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| image_map = Lokasi Kalimantan Timur Kabupaten Kutai Timur.svg

| map_caption = Location within East Kalimantan

| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Kalimantan#Indonesia

| coordinates = {{coord|1.03769|117.83112|region:ID|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = East Kalimantan

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| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = Ardiansyah Sulaiman

| leader_title2 = Vice Regent

| leader_name2 = Kasmidi Bulang

| area_total_km2 = 31239.84

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| population_total = 448850

| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone = ICST

| utc_offset = +8

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| website = {{URL|kutaitimurkab.go.id}}

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kalimantan and Indonesia

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Sangatta

| type = Regency

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = (+62) 549

| image_caption = Regent office building

| image_skyline = Kantor Bupati Kutai Timur.JPG

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East Kutai Regency ({{langx|id|Kabupaten Kutai Timur}}) is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 31,239.84 km²{{Cite web |url=http://www.kutaitimur.go.id/kutim/teras.asp |title=www.kutaitimur.go.id |access-date=2008-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616152850/http://www.kutaitimur.go.id/kutim/teras.asp |archive-date=2008-06-16 |url-status=dead }} and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 434,459 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 448,850 people (comprising 240,268 males and 208,582 females),{{cite web|url=https://kutimkab.bps.go.id/id/publication/2025/02/28/839344e7f37d8f1f49b01c7d/kabupaten-kutai-timur-dalam-angka-2025.html|title=Kabupaten Kutai Timur dalam Angka 2025|website=kutimkab.bps.go.id|access-date=2025-03-05}} a decrease from 455,504 in mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kutai Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6408) The town of Sangatta is the capital of the regency.

There are several coal mining companies with concessions around this regency, including Kaltim Prima Coal, one of the largest coal mining companies in Indonesia.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} The regency also contains one of the largest coal mines in Asia - the East Kutai coal mine.

East Kutai is home to the world's oldest known figurative art at Lubang Jeriji Saléh.{{cite news |last1=Safutra |first1=Ilham |title=Keren! Lukisan Binatang Tertua di Dunia Ada di Kaltim |url=https://www.jawapos.com/nasional/09/11/2018/keren-lukisan-binatang-tertua-di-dunia-ada-di-kaltim |accessdate=26 November 2018 |work=Jawa Pos |date=9 November 2018 |language=id}}