Sharpers Continue To Develop Tourism Potential Welcoming The Presence Of IKN

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JAKARTA - Pemerintah Kabupaten (Pemkab) Penajam Paser Utara, Provinsi Kalimantan Timur (Kaltim) terus berupaya mengembangkan potensi wisata untuk menyambut rencana ibu kota negara (IKN) baru Indonesia, Nusantara.As an area as the origin of the new capital city of Indonesia, according to the Head of the Department of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) North Penajam Paser Regency Andi Israwati Latief, di Penajam, Saturday 27 Mei, the district government will develop all the existing tourism potentials.Touristpotensi in Penajam Paser Utara Regency is quite a lot, including beach tourism, artificial tourism, and natural tourism. Penajam Paser Utara Regency has a number of tourist attractions that are potentially for sale and well maintained. Tourism development efforts must continue to be carried out, he said, so that tourist attractions in North Penajam Paser Regency are also increased.

There are tourist attractions, including Tanjung Jumlai Beach in Penajam District, Tapak Raja Cave in Sepaku District, and tourist attractions made by Wahana Wisata Api-Api in Waru District. Then there is a natural tourism object for mangrove forest ecotourism in Penajam District, a rice field tourism object in Babulu District. "We continue to develop and introduce tourist attractions in North Penajam Paser Regency," said Andi Israwati Latief, as reported by Antara. Tourism objects are one of the priorities in the development plan in welcoming the transfer of IKN Nusantara from Jakarta to parts of North Penajam Paser Regency and Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province.