Samarinda

Samarinda
City of Samarinda
Kota Samarinda
Clockwise from top:
Residential area in Pelabuhan, Legislative Office, City Museum, Temindung Panorama, Karang Asam, Islamic Centre Mosque
Flag of Samarinda
Coat of arms of Samarinda
Motto: 
Samarinda Kota Tepian
Anthem: "March of Kota Tepian"
Location within East Kalimantan
Location within East Kalimantan
Samarinda is located in Borneo
Samarinda
Samarinda
Location in Borneo
Coordinates: 0°30′0″S 117°8′15.9324″E / 0.50000°S 117.137759000°E / -0.50000; 117.137759000
Country Indonesia
RegionKalimantan
Province East Kalimantan
Founded1668
Government
 • MayorAndi Harun
 • Vice MayorRusmadi Wongso [id]
 • Legislative PresidentSugiyono
 • Chief JusticeDarius Naftali[1]
Area
 • City718 km2 (277 sq mi)
 • Land691.53 km2 (267.00 sq mi)
 • Water26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi)  3.65%
 • Rank7th (Indonesia)[3]
Highest elevation
[4][5][6] (Puncak Samarinda)
260 m (850 ft)
Lowest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[8]
 • CityNeutral increase 861,878
 • Rank1st (Borneo)[9]
 • Density1,163/km2 (3,010/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,050,000
DemonymSamarindan[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 zoneUTC+08:00 (WITA)
Area code+62541
Administrative centreBugis[12]
Largest district by populationSungai Kunjang[2]
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Drives on theleft
HDI (2022)Increase 0.814 (very high)

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]

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. The city center is on one side and the other side is named Samarinda Seberang.

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