Malinau Kota

The district borders North Malinau District in the north, Western Malinau District in the south and western, and Tana Tidung Regency in the east. Climate Malinau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. == Demographics ==

The district has a population of 25,596 people or 31% of the regency's population, spread out across six administrative villages within the district. Most of the district's population is concentrated on the village with the same name as the district, Malinau Kota, which consists of 51% of the district's population. This followed by Malinau Hulu village with 26%. The population, as with most of places in Indonesia, is relatively young and dominated by a demographic age of 15 to 64. The district also has a dependency ratio of 46.79 which means that between 100 people, there are 46 or 47 people that are considered unproductive or not working. == Economy ==

Being the capital of the regency, the district has limited agricultural products and mostly have shifted to secondary or tertiary sectors. It has a limited amount of cultivated area, with only 17 hectares being cultivated for vegetables and fruits in 2021. The agriculture output in the same year includes 480 quintals of red chili, 1,840 quintals of cayenne pepper, 100 quintals of spinach, 300 quintals of water spinach, and 800 quintals of watermelons. There are also various fruits produced from the district such as durian, tangerine, mango, jackfruit, and papaya. There are 8 branches of banks in the district, 6 in Malinau Kota village and 2 in Malinau Hulu village. Hotels and inns are concentrated in the district, with 12 out of 15 accommodations in the entire regency located in the district. Almost 70% of visitors to the regency are concentrated in the district, along with more than 70% of the regency's registered restaurants or 119 out of 168 restaurants in the entire regency in 2021. == Governance ==

As a district, it is a third-level administrative region under a regency. A district head (camat) is appointed directly by the regent with recommendation from the regency secretary. Malinau Kota itself has no parliament. The district is divided into six administrative villages (desa) with below listed the villages as well as the population as of 2021. == Infrastructure ==

The district has 12 kindergartens, 13 elementary schools, 6 junior high schools, 4 senior high schools, in addition to one vocational high school. In addition, one of two regency's only tertiary education institution, Malinau Polytechnic, is located in the district. The education infrastructure of the regency in general is mainly concentrated in this district, where many parents sent their children for school or college due to lack of facilities in other districts. The stage is located close to town square of the district, Pro Sehat Pelangi Intimung Square or shortened to Prosehat Square (Indonesian: Lapangan Prosehat) which features several sport and exercise facilities such as jogging track and basketball court. There's a bus terminal located in the district which is mainly used by bus operated by Perum DAMRI to and from Nunukan Regency and Tanjung Selor. == References ==