Data Baru – small village settlement in Sungai Boh District, Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan
Data Baru is an Indonesian village (desa) located in Kalimantan Utara (North Kalimantan) province, in Malinau Regency, within the Sungai Boh District (kecamatan). Based on its geographic coordinates (1.3214307° N, 115.4022706° E), it lies in the interior of Borneo island, in an area situated north of the Equator. Malinau Regency ranks among Indonesia's largest and most densely settled administrative units by area, encompassing primarily forested and mountainous terrain. Sungai Boh District is situated in the more remote, interior areas of the regency, where settlements are relatively scattered and situated in difficult-to-reach, nature-oriented environments.
General overview
Based on available sources, Data Baru is one of the villages belonging to Sungai Boh Kecamatan in Malinau Kabupaten. In the Indonesian administrative system, the "desa" category denotes a basic-level rural unit that possesses local self-governance. The available sources do not contain more detailed, settlement-level information about Data Baru—such as population, territorial extent, or administrative boundaries. Sungai Boh District as a whole is characteristically sparsely developed terrain dominated by jungle and river systems, where the way of life is traditionally determined by river-bank agriculture, the self-sufficient farming of local communities, and the use of forest resources. It can generally be said of Malinau Regency as a whole that the cultural presence of Dayak communities is strong, and the local villages have largely preserved their traditional identity. The broader environment of Data Baru, Sungai Boh District, does not rank among widely recognized tourism destinations; the region is better classified among the more isolated, undiscovered inner-Borneo areas.
Real estate and investment
No real estate market data specific to Data Baru settlement is available; the following reflects the verifiable general context of Malinau Regency and Kalimantan Utara Province. North Kalimantan is one of Indonesia's youngest and least densely populated provinces, where real estate market development lags far behind that of more developed Indonesian provinces, such as East Kalimantan or Java. In remote, difficult-to-access interior districts—such as Sungai Boh—the volume of real estate transactions is low, and the limitations of infrastructure provisions strongly constrain investment appeal. In Indonesia, foreign nationals' opportunities to acquire land are generally restricted: full ownership rights (Hak Milik) can be acquired only by Indonesian citizens, while foreigners have access to Hak Pakai (right of use) and in some cases Hak Guna Bangunan arrangements, but the conditions and applicability of these vary by region and property type, so legal consultation is recommended in every specific case. At the regency level, state development investments have grown over the past decade, particularly in road networks and basic infrastructure, though this has only partially affected the more remote, isolated inner districts.
Safety and security
No security-specific data or crime statistics for Data Baru settlement are available in the source material. The broader region, Malinau Regency and Kalimantan Utara Province, generally falls among low-density, rural inner-Borneo areas. Such regions in Indonesia are generally characterized by low rates of violent crime in smaller, scattered rural communities, though police presence and infrastructure limitations may mean that emergency response capacity is more modest than in larger cities. Visitors and residents should take into account the region's remote, difficult-to-access character, which means that in case of emergency, assistance may take longer to arrive. These general observations reflect the regency/province-level context and do not apply exclusively to Data Baru.
Tourist attractions
The available source material does not mention any named tourist attractions, natural features, or cultural points of interest associated with Data Baru. However, it is well known that in the Sungai Boh District area and more broadly in Malinau Regency, one of the most significant nature conservation and tourism attractions is Kayan Mentarang National Park, which is one of Indonesia's largest and most intact primary forest protected areas, situated in the interior portions of Malinau Regency. This national park is a biodiversity-rich area of Borneo island's interior highlands and is home to numerous river valleys, mountain ranges, and Dayak communities. It is important to note that general information about Kayan Mentarang National Park is linked to the regency level, and it is not verified that Data Baru lies directly within or in the immediate vicinity of the park's boundaries. Malinau Kabupaten as a whole may offer appeal to nature-loving and ecotourism-interested visitors, particularly those with interest in Borneo's primary forests, river systems, and local Dayak cultures.
Summary
Data Baru is a small village settlement belonging to Sungai Boh Kecamatan, located in Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan Province, in the interior areas of Borneo. Based on available sources, detailed, specific information about the village is not yet publicly accessible, so the broader administrative and natural context—the inner-Borneo primary forest character, sparse population density, rural setting, Dayak cultural heritage, and difficult accessibility—provides the primary framework for understanding the location. With respect to real estate markets and tourism as well, regency and province-level relationships are decisive, while with the accumulation of settlement-level data, a more precise picture of Data Baru may emerge.
