Poverty Rates in Kutai Kartanegara and Penajam Paser Utara Regencies
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The poverty rate in East Kalimantan in 2018 was 6.03%. This figure decreased by 0.16% from 2017, which reached 6.19%. The government's study resulted in the decision to relocate the Indonesian capital from DKI Jakarta to East Kalimantan. Specifically, the new capital city will be located in parts of North Penajam Paser Regency and Kutai Kartanegara Regency.
Meanwhile, the poverty rate in Kutai Kartanegara Regency has decreased consecutively since 2016. The latest poverty rate in this region is 7.31%, down 0.26% from 7.57% in 2017. The poverty rate in North Penajam Paser Regency, however, has fluctuated. In 2018, the poverty rate in this region was 9.03%, down 0.25% from 9.28% in 2017. The poverty rate in North Penajam Paser Regency also once surged by 0.6%, from 8.68% in 2016 to 9.28% in 2017.
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