سامپیت
Sign in to saveSampit is a large town located in East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan. Previously a timber port town, it has grown to be a medium-sized community with a population of 166,773 according to Statistics Indonesia in 2019, with the economy having since divested from timber products. However, the town is not an autonomous city and not an administrative division by despite having a sizeable population and urban built-up. It consists of eleven urban villages (kelurahan) and two "rural" villages (desa), comprising Mentawa Baru Ketapang District (all except 5 desa in the south of the district)
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Place details
- Locality
- Baamang Hilir
- Region
- Kalimantan Tengah
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 166,773
- Timezone
- Asia/Pontianak
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Air quality
137US AQIUnhealthy (sensitive)
- PM2.5
- 58.2 µg/m³
- PM10
- 61.0 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-14 12:00 · Open-Meteo
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sampit
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Indonesia Kalimantan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Indonesia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Central Kalimantan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Regency
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- East Kotawaringin Regency
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 651.32
- Settlement.timezone
- Western Indonesian Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +7
- Settlement.population_est
- 171624
- Settlement.pop_est_as_of
- mid 2024 estimate
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 263.50
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Sampit seen from above, Sampit Peace Monument, Jelawat Fish Statue, & Mentaya Shopping Center
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- capital of regency
- Country
- Indonesia
- Located in
- East Kotawaringin
- Elevation
- 25
- Image
- Mentaya 090829-0146.JPG
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- Commons category
- Sampit
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On the map
2 mapped locations