Bontang is a city on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo in Indonesia, in the province of East Kalimantan.

A coastal town, Bontang was initially a settlement governed under the Kutai Sultanate based in Tenggarong.

27 of 1959 concerning the establishment of the Regional Level (Dati) II in East Kalimantan removed the status of self-government.

Both companies built facilities and infrastructure that were very important for the economic growth of the city, From 1978 onwards, Bontang experienced rapid regional expansion.

The city is dominated by flat lands ranging from 0 – 106 meters above sea level but also includes several hills.

Approximately 48% of the city's land area is located in coastal regions and is characteristically level with a slope of 0 - 2%.

Soil deposits in the city largely consist of podzol in the interior and alluvium sediments in the coastal region.

This makes the city prone to erosion and the use of land for agriculture or development requires prior soil stabilisation.

[11][12] The city is part of the Kutai basin, and is dominated by quartz sand and sandstone formations created by sediment from nearby rivers.

[13] However, there has been a decreasing trend in income and GDP per capita since 2015 due to the decline of coal mining and LNG production caused by negative economic growth.

It is an Indonesian government-owned fertilizer company that manufactures ammonia and urea from the area's natural gas.

The ammonia production is exported to countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and India, as well as being used locally in Indonesia whilst urea is distributed to national rice farmers and plantations (rubber, oil palm, etc.).

[17] PT Badak LNG was established on 26 November 1974 as a joint-venture company with Pertamina, Total S.A., Vico, and Jilco.

It currently produces around 22 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year, most of which is exported to Japan.

[4] The table also includes the numbers of administrative villages in each district (all classed as urban kelurahan), and its postcodes.

[25][31] Online motorcycle and conventional taxis provided by Gojek and Grab have already established a presence in the city.

The so-called "dry" season lasts approximately from May until September (but average lower precipitations remain above 80 mm per month).