Bontang is a city on the aestern coast of the islan Borneo in Indonesia. It is in the province East Kalimantan. The Etymology of Bontang refers to the town's traditional status throughout history as a humble village populated mostly by imigrants. "Bon" can refer in Indonesia to 'receipt' and 'tang' to dept'. Alternately, the name of the town means group of visitors. A coastal town, Bontang was initially a settlement goverment under the Kutai Sultanate based in tenggarong, a city in East Kalimantan.