West Samboja


West Samboja is a district in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 31,513 people, and currently has a total area of 415.92 km2. Its district seat is located at the village of Tani Bakti.
West Samboja was created from western parts of Samboja on 19 October 2020, and it is the youngest district in the regency along with Kota Bangun Darat. It borders Loa Janan and Muara Jawa to the north; Samboja to the east; West Balikpapan, Central Balikpapan, and East Balikpapan to the south; and Sepaku to the northwest.

Governance

Villages

Samboja is divided into the following 10 villages :
Regional code
NameArea Population RT
64.02.20.1001Bukit Merdeka95.715,15822
64.02.20.1002Sungai Merdeka102.446,97530
64.02.20.1003Karya Merdeka95.827,12431
64.02.20.2004Tani Bhakti13.581,90510
64.02.20.1005Amborawang Darat19.472,92112
64.02.20.1006Argosari8.597265
64.02.20.1007Salok Api Darat17.681,87310
64.02.20.1008Salok Api Laut7.451,40810
64.02.20.1009Amborawang Laut29.491,9518
64.02.20.1010Margomulyo25.691,4727
Totals415.9231,513143