0.03% of the population in Kutai Kartanegara Regency practices Buddhism.
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The Buddhist population in Kutai Kartanegara Regency as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 239 individuals. This number increased by 17 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 222 individuals.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of the Buddhist population in this regency/city reached 0.03 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 793,130 individuals.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in East Kalimantan, the proportion of the Buddhist population in Kutai Kartanegara Regency ranks fifth.
Meanwhile, the population of East Kalimantan by religion in 2023 was as follows:
* Islam: 727,081 (91.67%)
* Protestant: 42,822 (5.4%)
* Catholic: 15,273 (1.93%)
* Hindu: 2,625 (0.33%)
* Buddhist: 239 (0.03%)
* Indigenous Beliefs: 68 (0.01%)
* Confucianism: 5 (0.0%)
Other regencies/cities in East Kalimantan with the largest Buddhist populations are: Samarinda City (7,862), Balikpapan City (5,856), Berau Regency (648), Paser Regency (539), Kutai Timur Regency (137), Bontang City (133), Penajam Paser Utara Regency (45), Kutai Barat Regency (36), and Mahakam Hulu Regency (2).
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