and plantations (rubber, oil palm, etc.). There are also other manufacturing companies in Kaltim Industrial Estate near PT Pupuk Kaltim e.g. PT. Kaltim Parna Industri that produces ammonia and PT Kaltim Methanol Industri that produces methanol. As of 2015, the city is the biggest producer of urea and ammonia in South East Asia. Energy and mining 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. PT Indominco, a coal mining company, was established in 1977. It is owned by a Thai company, Banpu, and extracts up to 11 million tons of coal per year. The coal is mainly sold to electricity companies in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Governance Local government As with all Indonesian cities, Bontang is a second-level administrative division run by a mayor and vice mayor together with the city parliament, and it is equivalent to regency. Executive power lies with the mayor and vice mayor, while legislative duties are undertaken by the local parliament. The mayor, vice mayor and parliament members are democratically elected by people of the city. Heads of districts are appointed directly by the city mayor following recommendations by the city secretary. Politics The city is part of 6th electoral district in provincial level, together with Berau Regency and East Kutai Regency, having 12 out of 55 representatives in provincial parliament of East Kalimantan. At city level, the city parliament consists of 25 representatives from 3 electoral districts. The last election for representatives was in 2019 and the next one will be on 2024. Administrative divisions Bontang is bordered by East Kutai Regency to the North, Kutai Kartanegara Regency to the South and West, by the Makassar Strait to the East. Bontang is divided into three districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021. Infrastructure Education There are 61 elementary schools, 34 junior high schools, and 27 senior high schools (including vocational) in the city as of 2019. There is no public university in the city. However, the city has four higher education institutions, all of which are private. The most notable of these is Bontang Industrial Technology College (STTIB, short for Sekolah