Samarinda
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, ranks first on East Kalimantan Human Development Index and it is the most populous city on the entire Borneo island, with a population of 727,500 at the 2010 Census and 827,994 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 834,824. Samarinda is East Kalimantan's largest exporter and fifth-largest importer. The city has the highest number of bank headquarters in East Kalimantan.
Samarinda | |
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| City of Samarinda Kota Samarinda | |
Clockwise from top: Residential area in Pelabuhan, Legislative Office, City Museum, Temindung Panorama, Karang Asam, Islamic Centre Mosque | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Samarinda Kota Tepian | |
| Anthem: "March of Kota Tepian" | |
Location within East Kalimantan | |
Samarinda 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 |
| • Legislative President | Sugiyono |
| • Chief Justice | Darius Naftali |
| Area | |
| • City | 718 km2 (277 sq mi) |
| • Land | 692 km2 (267 sq mi) |
| • Water | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) 3.65% |
| • Rank | 7th (Indonesia) |
| Highest elevation (Puncak Samarinda) | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2022 estimate) | |
| • City | 834,824 |
| • Rank | 1st (Borneo) |
| • Density | 1,163/km2 (3,010/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,050,000 |
| Demonym | Samarindan |
| Demographics | |
| • Religion | 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 |
| Largest district by population | Sungai Kunjang |
| 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. The container port in Samarinda is also the busiest in East Kalimantan, handled more than 271 thousand twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in 2019.
Samarinda is known for its traditional food amplang, as well as the cloth sarung samarinda. As of 2021, the city has 3 bridges connecting its river banks: Mahakam Bridge, Mahakam Ulu Bridge, and Achmad Amins Bridge. The city center is on one side and the other side is named Samarinda Seberang.