Samarinda

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Samarinda
City
City of Samarinda Kota Samarinda
Clockwise, from top: Samarinda Islamic Center seen from the Mahakam River, Samarinda Regional House of Representatives building, Samarinda Museum, East Kalimantan Regional House of Representatives building, East Kalimantan Governor Residence
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Samarinda Kota Tepian
Anthem: "March of Kota Tepian"
Location within East Kalimantan
Samarinda Location in Borneo
Coordinates: 0°30′00″S 117°08′16″E / 0.50000°S 117.13778°E / -0.50000; 117.13778
Country	Indonesia
Region	Kalimantan
Province	East Kalimantan
Founded	1668
Government
• Mayor	Andi Harun (Gerindra)
• Vice Mayor	Saefuddin Zuhri [id]
• Legislature	Samarinda City Regional House of Representatives
Area [1]
• City	718 km2 (277 sq mi)
• Land	691.53 km2 (267.00 sq mi)
• Water	26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi)  3.65%
• Rank	7th (Indonesia)[2]
Highest elevation [3][4][5] (Puncak Samarinda)	260 m (850 ft)
Lowest elevation [6] (Mahakam River)	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• City	868,499
• Rank	1st (Borneo)[7]
• Density	1,163/km2 (3,010/sq mi)
• Metro	1,050,000
Demonym	Samarindan[8]
Demographics
• Religion[9]	Islam 91.93% 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[10]
Largest district by population	Sungai Kunjang[1]
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the	left
HDI (2022)	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,^[11][12] ranks first on East Kalimantan Human Development Index^[13] and it is the most populous city on the entire Borneo island, with a population of 727,500 at the 2010 Census^[14] and 827,994 at the 2020 Census;^[15] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 868,499.^[1] Samarinda is East Kalimantan's largest exporter^[16] and fifth-largest importer.^[17] The city has the highest number of bank headquarters in East Kalimantan.^[18]

In 2021, Samarinda Harbour became the busiest passenger port in East Kalimantan.^[19] The container port in Samarinda is also the busiest in East Kalimantan, handled more than 271 thousand twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in 2019.^[20][21]

Samarinda is known for its traditional food amplang, as well as the cloth sarung samarinda.^[22] As of 2021, the city has 3 bridges connecting its riverbanks: 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.