Belimbing – settlement in Long Ikis district, southern part of Paser Regency
Belimbing is an Indonesian village located in Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan) Province, within the territory of Paser Regency (Kabupaten Paser), specifically in Long Ikis district (Kecamatan Long Ikis). Its coordinates are approximately –1.41° north latitude, 116.08° east longitude, placing it in the southeastern part of Borneo Island, in the more remote, hilly inland region of the regency. Paser Regency is the southernmost regency of East Kalimantan, with its administrative seat in the city of Tana Paser (also known as Tanah Grogot). The available source material provides verifiable data only at the regency level; independent, publicly accessible statistics for Belimbing do not appear in currently available sources.
General overview
Belimbing is a small community within Long Ikis district, situated in the inland areas of Paser Regency when considering Kalimantan Timur Province's administrative and geographical context. Paser Regency was established on June 26, 1959, by separating the northern portions of the former Kotabaru Regency, and received its current name on August 22, 2007 — previously it was known as Pasir Regency. The regency covers an area of 11,603.94 km², with a population of 275,452 according to the 2020 census, and an official estimate of 315,033 for mid-2025. This demographic growth reflects the dynamic development characteristic of the regency as a whole, in which various inland areas, including settlements in Long Ikis district, are part of this trend. Belimbing itself is characteristically a rural Kalimantan community situated in forested, hilly terrain intersected by wind patterns and river systems; verifiable data on its precise population and area are not available in the accessible sources.
Real estate and investment
Specific real estate market data for Belimbing does not appear in publicly available sources; therefore, the following presents the broader market context of Paser Regency and Kalimantan Timur Province. Kalimantan Timur Province has undergone significant infrastructural development over recent decades, driven in part by coal mining, in part by oil and gas industries, and more recently by the planned relocation of Indonesia's capital, Nusantara — Nusantara is located precisely on the territory of the neighboring Penajam North Paser Regency and Kutai Kartanegara, which influences the perception of the entire region. However, inland, rural settlements in Paser Regency, such as Belimbing, naturally have different market dynamics compared to urban or coastal areas of the province. Regarding Indonesian land ownership regulations in general terms: foreign nationals cannot acquire direct land ownership (Hak Milik) in Indonesia; use rights (Hak Pakai) or longer-term rental arrangements are typically available to them. In the case of such a rural settlement, on-site legal and administrative consultation is recommended before any specific investment decision.
Safety and security
Specific, verifiable data on public safety in Belimbing are not found in available sources. The rural, inland areas of Paser Regency and Kalimantan Timur Province are generally characterized by different types of public safety challenges compared to larger cities and areas with more developed infrastructure: police presence and accessibility of emergency services may be more limited in rural and remote areas, which is more a logistical and accessibility factor rather than necessarily a crime issue. Kalimantan Timur Province as a whole is not considered an area with particularly high crime levels by Indonesian standards, though this generalization should be treated with caution, as conditions in different districts of the province may differ significantly. In the absence of reliable regional-level statistics, no further specific claims can be made about Belimbing.
Tourist attractions
No data are available in accessible sources regarding named tourist attractions in Belimbing; therefore, the following summarizes verifiable natural and cultural characteristics of the broader Paser Regency. As the southernmost regency of Kalimantan Timur, Paser Regency typically encompasses Bornean rainforest terrain with hilly and mountainous landscape intersected by river systems. Long Ikis district, to which Belimbing belongs, is located in the more remote, less urbanized interior parts of the regency. Throughout Kalimantan Timur Province, such recognized nature conservation and ecological areas can be found as the Derawan island group (in the northern part of the province, in Berau Regency), as well as habitats on the province's territory associated with indigenous orangutan populations — these, however, lie at great distance from Belimbing and cannot be considered local tourist attractions. In the interior rural areas of Paser Regency, Bornean nature trekking, river travel, and acquaintance with the culture of local Dayak communities represent the region's characteristic tourist interests, although the specific relationship of these attractions to Belimbing cannot be determined on the basis of available sources.
Summary
Belimbing is a small community in Kalimantan Timur Province in Indonesia, in Long Ikis district of Paser Regency, in the interior southeastern regions of Borneo. The natural characteristics typical of the entire region — Bornean rainforest terrain intersected by rivers — and the province's dynamically developing economic context outline the basic features of the broader environment; however, independent statistical, tourist, or real estate market sources for the village are not currently publicly available. Those seeking concrete, factual information about Belimbing would be best advised to consult the official administrative authorities of Kabupaten Paser and local sources.
