Bontang City History
In the course of history, Bontang which previously only a village located in the watershed, then experienced a change in status, so it became a city. It is the demands of the region's diverse and growing.
At first, as a settlement area, Bontang has a very simple governance. Initially only led by an elder, holds Officials under the auspices of the Sultan of Kutai in Tenggarong. Officials Bontang The names are: Grandma H Tondeng, Muhammad Arsyad which later was given the title by the Sultan of Kutai as Kapitan, Kideng, and Haji Amir aka Baida Bedang
In the course of history, Bontang which previously only a village located in the watershed, then experienced a change in status, so it became a city. It is the demands of the region's diverse and growing.
At first, as a settlement area, Bontang has a very simple governance. Initially only led by an elder, holds Officials under the auspices of the Sultan of Kutai in Tenggarong. Officials Bontang The names are: Grandma H Tondeng, Muhammad Arsyad which later was given the title by the Sultan of Kutai as Kapitan, Kideng, and Haji Amir aka Baida Bedang