Samarinda
City and capital of East Kalimantan, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samarinda is the capital city of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River with a land area of 718 km2 (277 sq mi). Samarinda was one of Indonesia's top ten Most Liveable Cities in 2022,[13][14] ranks first on East Kalimantan Human Development Index[15] and it is the most populous city on the entire Borneo island, with a population of 727,500 at the 2010 Census[16] and 827,994 at the 2020 Census;[17] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 861,878.[8] Samarinda is East Kalimantan's largest exporter[18] and fifth-largest importer.[19] The city has the highest number of bank headquarters in East Kalimantan.[20]
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Samarinda | |
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City of Samarinda Kota Samarinda | |
Motto: Samarinda Kota Tepian | |
Anthem: "March of Kota Tepian" | |
Location in Borneo | |
Coordinates: 0°29′59.874″S 117°8′15.9324″E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | East Kalimantan |
Founded | 1668 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andi Harun |
• Deputy Mayor | Rusmadi Wongso [id] |
• Legislative President | Sugiyono |
• Chief Justice | Darius Naftali[1] |
Area | |
• City | 718 km2 (277 sq mi) |
• Land | 692 km2 (267 sq mi) |
• Water | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) 3.65% |
• Rank | 7th (Indonesia)[3] |
Highest elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[8] | |
• City | 861,878 |
• Rank | 1st (Borneo)[9] |
• Density | 1,163/km2 (3,010/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,050,000 |
Demonym | Samarindan[10] |
Demographics | |
• Religion[11] | Islam 90.93% Protestantism 5.25% Catholic 2.12% Buddhism 0.86% Hinduism 0.12% Confucianism 0.08% Others 0.01% |
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (WITA) |
Area code | +62541 |
Administrative centre | Bugis[12] |
Largest district by population | Sungai Kunjang[2] |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Drives on the | left |
HDI (2022) | 0.814 (very high) |
In 2021, Samarinda Harbour became the busiest passenger port in East Kalimantan.[21] The container port in Samarinda is also the busiest in East Kalimantan, handled more than 271 thousand twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in 2019.[22][23]
Samarinda is known for its traditional food amplang, as well as the cloth sarung samarinda.[24] As of 2021, the city has 3 bridges connecting its river banks: Mahakam Bridge, Mahakam Ulu Bridge [id], and Achmad Amins Bridge [id]. The city center is on one side and the other side is named Samarinda Seberang.