Bintuni
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| Coordinates | 2 ° 7 ′ S , 133 ° 32 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
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Papua | ||
| province | Papua Barat | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ID-PB | ||
| Residents | 13,795 (2010) | ||
Bintuni is a city in the Indonesian province of Papua Barat , in the western part of the island of New Guinea . During the Dutch colonial era it was called Steenkool .
Bintuni is located near the northern shore of Bintuni Bay , in the southeast of the Vogelkop Peninsula . Administratively, the city is divided into the two Kelurahan West Bintuni and East Bintuni , which together with 18 villages (Desa) form the Bintuni district . The city of Bintuni, with its 13,795 inhabitants (2010) is the capital of the higher administrative district (Kabupaten) Teluk Bintuni .
The small Bintuni Airport (IATA code: NTI) is located in Bintuni .