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Samarinda
Capital and largest city of East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Samarinda

Samarinda is the capital city of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan.

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It is situated on the riverbanks of lower Mahakam, and both parts are connected by Mahakam Bridge, Mahakam Ulu Bridge, and Achmad Amins Bridge. It holds title of the seventh largest Indonesian city by area, with a total area of around 718 km2 (277 sq mi). Samarinda is also the most populous city on the entire island of Borneo, with population estimates of 727,500 ; 827,994 ; and 865,306. As of 2026, it is divided into 10 districts and further into 59 urban villages.

Get in

Getting to Samarinda

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    APT Pranoto
See

Worth seeing

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    Baqa

    Hos Cokro Aminoto, Rapak Dalam, Samarinda Seberang.

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    Islamic Center Mosque

    Inspired by the Hagia Sophia in Turkey and opened in 2008.

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    Monumen Pesut

    Gajah Mada, Jawa, Samarinda Ulu (near provincial government office of East Kalimantan).

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    Pela
Do

Things to do

Mahakam River boat trips, Dermaga Pasar Pagi Samarinda. Only available on weekends (Saturday/Sunday) in one schedule. Trip time is about 3 hours, from 17:00 to 20:00 WITA. Rp70,000.

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    Pampang Cultural Village
Eat

Where to eat

Buy traditional and other food in market, or amplang (fish crackers) in Surianata next to Islamic Centre. Amplang Indah Sari, Jl. Slamet Riyadi No

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Enzox3012 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.