Contemporary Kukar

Contemporary Kutai

Kukar is the wealthiest region in Indonesia. In the results of a research about "50 Wealthiest Cities Indonesia 2012", Kutai Kartanegara was elected as the first in rank. It is because the region has an area of potential natural resources that are rich. Almost in all corners of this area stores the variegated natural resource whose value is remarkable, ranging from pushing its land area which is embedded a variety of crop varieties, as well as the trees in the vast forests and then down to the river mahakam River from headwaters to the downstream, store of wealth that is very diverse thus as the artery of kutai kartanegara's people, then down again into the belly of the rugged storing that is rich ranging from oil, gas and coal.
The people who lived here are various from local inhabitants like kutainesse and dayaknesse also the entrants like banjarnesse, bugisnesse, javanesse, etc.Kukar also cannot be detached from its long history that influenced his unique cultural, starting from an existing culture since pre-historic period, dayak culture, that exists in almost all corners of Borneo including kutai kartanegara until the two kingdoms that existed in this area, namely the Kingdom of kutai martadipura which is estimated to be founded at 4th century a.d. as well as the Kingdom of kutai kartanegara ing martadipura founded in 13th century a.d. that still exists until today. After this I will tell about it in more detail.

Economy developed in kutai kartanegara majority supported by the mining sector. But the economy is in the kutai kartanegara also supported both from agriculutral and plantation. In addition, with its strategic location, laid with mahakam river that became a profitable fishery commodities as well as trade routes. Historically, the economy in kutai kartanegara undeniable of its fame since the first discovery of oil exploitation in the kutai kartanegara at the time of the Kingdom of kutai kartanegara ing martadipura. Kutai kartanegara region prosperity ever seem real that makes the area of Kutai Kartanegara became prosper because of royalties on natural resources exploitation in Kutai kartanegara was very spectacular at that time. Also the gas sector after the Reformation began to run rapidly since its discovery in the last three decade. Oil and gas mining activities become as the driving force of the economy in the region. At least four multinational Middle exploits in kutai kartanegara. Currently, the four companies are capable of producing oil and natural gas three times much bigger than Brunei darussalam
In addition to the oil and gas industry, other industry that has a potential role in kutai kartanegara that stored coal in layers of its stomach. This sector arise the opening of the first mining coal, along with the first oil discovery in kutai. "Black gold" that is now central in alternative sources of energy other than oil and natural gas along with the increasing demand from the world. Every day, thousands of tons of coal are exported to foreign countries through its transportation services.
In the agricultural sector, kutai kartanegara had a production of paddy rice field that is large enough in some of the subdistrict. Any variety of farm commodities, among others like corn, manioc, sweet potato, peanuts, soy and mung beans. For these types of vegetables such as string beans, cayenne pepper, tomatoes, eggplant, beans, cucumbers, and kale are also thrives in the area of kutai. Not only that, the kutai kartanegara region is also a producer of a wide range of fruits cultivated such as durian, rambutan, jackfruit, mangoes, Dragon fruit and others. In the plantation sector, the types of crop plantations developed in Kutai Kartanegara, among others like rubber, coconut, pepper, cloves, coffee, palm oil and the other is a combination of several crop plantations. This plantation crops enterprise was divided into large estates of the Governments and a large private estates of plantation. The production of palm oil is the biggest commodity in the plantation sector that influenced the economy and in second place and the third is occupied by the pepper and coconut.
Result of the mahakam River which divides the area of kutai kartanegara, as well as its coast line, coastal economic activities in the field of fisheries has become one that is very important for the community of kutai kartanegara especially communities living around the river or live in the coastal region who worked as fishermen.

Kutai kartanegara has a wide variety of ethnicities and tribes such as the dayak and kutai that has been speaking in kutai kartanegara region since ten of thousands of years ago, then the entrant who came before and after the independence of indonesia such as banjar, bugis, java, and others. Although the number of immigrants who lived in almost every area in kutai kartanegara, but native tribes accept with open arms in accordance with the spirit of brotherhood and diversity as it has the been occurred between dayak tribes and kutai that have lived side by side for thousands of years. This unique diversity that makes kutai kartanegara colorful.
One of the most influential factors in a culture is the environment. kutai kartanegara has thousands of acres of sprawling forests, cultural influences in the art of the carved dayak that is inspired from root crops as well as his colorful manik that the color are naturally gathered from the forests. The establishment of the two kingdoms in kutai kertanegara cannot be detached from the influence of the environment as well as the thinking of ancient people who wish to live to be more structured to simplify people's lives. The mahakam River stretching from the lower to the upper combined with the contents of forests that create uniqueness in the flavour of the cuisine specialties in kutai kartanegara. Unique meals were made from fresh water and salt water fishes mixed with spices from the forests in kutai kartanegara creates something unique such as a "ikan bakar ruan" that fished from the river and then combined with the sauce "pirik cabe kuini" that materials from the forest.

Kukar is the richest area in Indonesia, which has not only have a greatly of natural wealth that affected the economy but also the wealth of diverse and unique culture. In natural resources, kutai kartanegeara has everything from mining, forestry, agriculture, fisheries and forestry. While its cultural resources, abundanceof dayak culture that synchronize with the kutai culture for thousands of years that creates diversity ranging from history, artistry, taste and others.




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