History
This province is the location of the oldest Hindu kingdom in Indonesia, Kutai, the existence of which is attested to by a stone manuscript, or Prasasti, which is now kept in the National Museum in Jakarta. The manuscript is written in the Pallava alphabet and the Sanskrit language. The replica of this manuscript can be seen in the Governor's Office in Samarinda.
Inscriptions on seven stone pillars (yupa posts) erected in the fifth century BCE on the command of a local ruler, King Mulavarman, records his victories, his generosity to Brahmins, his princely genealogy.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1971 | 733,797 | — |
| 1980 | 1,218,016 | +66.0% |
| 1990 | 1,876,663 | +54.1% |
| 1995 | 2,314,183 | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 2,455,120 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 3,553,143 | +44.7% |
| Source: Badan Pusat Statistik 2010 | ||
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