District in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Penajam
Penajam, is an administrative district (kecamatan) of East Kalimantan province of Indonesia; it includes the administrative capital of Penajam North Paser Regency on Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo.
As at mid 2025, it was inhabited by 100,053 people, and currently has a total land area of 1,207.37 km2. Its district seat is located at the village of Nipah-Nipah.
How locals move
Getting around Penajam the local way
- Get inThe angkot route 7 is passing in front of the airport to Terminal Damai (also named Bus Terminal Permai), Rp 8,000, about a 20-min drive.
- Get inThis port is the second busiest port in East Kalimantan, serving passenger Pelni ferries.
- Get inGet to the terminal with minibus #6 (dark blue) which plies the coastal road.
- Get aroundList of taxi companies and their call centre number: City Taxi ( or ) Mawar () Kalung Mas () Globalindo Taxi () Public transportation in Balikpapan consists of small minibus named angkutan kota or angkot for short.
- Get aroundLocals often call angkot as taxi and metered taxi as taxi argo.
- Get aroundMinibuses serves public transport between points.
- Get aroundThe color of the minibuses determines their routes.
- Get aroundThis No 3 bus will take you to and from the Pelabuhan Semayang Ferry Terminal (from outside the terminal) to Balikpapan Plaza via Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Road (along the waterfront).
From Wikivoyage: Balikpapan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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