Sambas (town)
Sambas is a town and the regency seat of Sambas Regency, on the island of Kalimantan. Sambas Regency is one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia.
History
The town was the center of the Sultanate of Sambas. In 1813, it was captured by the British in the second Sambas expedition, but the British did not occupy the town for long and the Sultan was restored later that year.In 1963, a new district named Sejangkung District was established from the northeastern portion of Sambas District. On 21 June 2001, a new Subah District was cut out from the southern part of Sambas District. In 2004, new Sebawi and Sajad Districts were split off from the southeast and eastern portions of Sambas District, respectively.
Geography
Sambas town is located on the south side of the Sambas River between 1°11'20" and 1°24'48" north latitude and between 109°09'16" and 109°26'23" east longitude. With an area of, Sambas town area covers just 3.7% of the area of Sambas Regency. The town district had 57,295 inhabitants at the 2020 Census, and had increased to 59,627 at the official estimates for mid 2024.The following are the boundaries of Sambas town:
| North | Teluk Keramat District and Sejangkung District |
| South | Subah District |
| West | Sebawi District |
| East | Subah District |