East Kalimantan Has Almost 8,000 Places of Worship: Here's the Breakdown

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), East Kalimantan had 7,974 places of worship in 2021. The majority were prayer rooms (musala), as detailed in the graph.

Broken down by location, the highest number of prayer rooms was in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, with 900 units. This was followed by Samarinda City with 703 units and Kutai Timur Regency with 369 units.

The next most numerous type of place of worship was mosques, with a total of 2,984 units. The highest number of mosques was also in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, with 749 units.

Overall, Kutai Kartanegara Regency had the highest number of places of worship in East Kalimantan, reaching 1,982 units.

Conversely, Mahakam Ulu Regency had the fewest places of worship, with only 73 units.

Details of the number and location distribution of places of worship in East Kalimantan in 2021:

1. Paser
* Musala (Prayer Room): 275 units
* Mosque: 356 units
* Protestant Church: 71 units
* Catholic Church: 15 units
* Pura (Hindu Temple): 2 units
* Vihara (Buddhist Temple): 2 units
* Total: 721 units

2. Kutai Barat
* Musala (Prayer Room): 96 units
* Mosque: 133 units
* Protestant Church: 450 units
* Catholic Church: 91 units
* Pura (Hindu Temple): 1 unit
* Vihara (Buddhist Temple): 1 unit
* Total: 772 units

3. Kutai Kartanegara
* Musala (Prayer Room): 900 units
* Mosque: 749 units
* Protestant Church: 279 units
* Catholic Church: 41 units
* Pura (Hindu Temple): 13 units
* Total: 1,982 units

4. Kutai Timur
* Musala (Prayer Room): 369 units
* Mosque: 445 units
* Protestant Church: 201 units
* Catholic Church: 27 units
* Pura (Hindu Temple): 22 units
* Vihara (Buddhist Temple): 1 unit
* Total: 1,065 units

5. Berau
* Musala (Prayer Room): 151 units
* Mosque: 208 units
* Protestant Church: 138 units
* Catholic Church: 48 units
* Pura (Hindu Temple): 2 units
* Vihara (Buddhist Temple): 3 units
* Kelenteng (Chinese Temple): 1 unit
* Total: 551 units

6. Penajam Paser Utara
* Musala (Prayer Room): 204 units
* Mosque: 196 units
* Protestant Church: 51 units
* Catholic Church: 6 units
* Total: 457 units

7. Mahakam Ulu
* Musala (Prayer Room): 1 unit
* Mosque: 16 units
* Protestant Church: 16 units
* Catholic Church: 40 units
* Total: 73 units

8. Balikpapan
* Musala (Prayer Room): 245 units
* Mosque: 395 units
* Protestant Church: 140 units
* Catholic Church: 6 units
* Pura (Hindu Temple): 2 units
* Vihara (Buddhist Temple): 8 units
* Kelenteng (Chinese Temple): 1 unit
* Total: 797 units

9. Samarinda
* Musala (Prayer Room): 703 units
* Mosque: 366 units
* Protestant Church: 175 units
* Catholic Church: 17 units
* Pura (Hindu Temple): 5 units
* Vihara (Buddhist Temple): 10 units
* Kelenteng (Chinese Temple): 2 units
* Total: 1,278 units

10. Bontang
* Musala (Prayer Room): 90 units
* Mosque: 120 units
* Protestant Church: 59 units
* Catholic Church: 6 units
* Pura (Hindu Temple): 2 units
* Vihara (Buddhist Temple): 1 unit
* Total: 278 units

(See also: There were 6,101 places of worship in Bali in 2021)