Samarinda is the capital of East Kalimantan Province. This city lies on the bank of Mahakam River. Samarinda is the most populous city in East Kalimantan with 562.463 (2000)people live in this city. Samarinda is the gate to the remote regencies such as Kutai Barat, Kutai Kartanegara and East Kutai. To reach those regencies, people usually travels by river because it is faster. As a capital of East Kalimantan, Samarinda has an airport, Temindung and a port. It is planned both the airport and port will be moved soon. Map of Indonesia showing East Kalimantan province Kalimantan Timur, or East Kalimantan, is one of the provinces of Indonesia. ... Map of Indonesia showing East Kalimantan province Kalimantan Timur, or East Kalimantan, is one of the provinces of Indonesia. ...
History
When the Gowa War began, The Dutch under Admiral Speelman command attacked Makassar from the sea. Meanwhile, The Dutch's ally Arupalaka led a ground attack. Finally, the Kingdom of Gowa surredered and Sultan Hassanudin were forced to sign a historic treaty known as Bongaya Treaty on November 19, 1667. After the treaty, the Buginese from Gowa, who did not want to surrender, continued their struggle by guerilla. Some of them moved to another island such as Kalimantan. A few thousand people led by Lamohang Daeng Mangkona or Pua Ado I moved to East Kalimantan or at that time known as Kutai. Those Buginese people were welcomed by the Sultan of Kutai. The Sultan of Kutai then gave them land in Kampung Melantai and the Buginese people opened their farms and fisheries there. But, as the payment Buginese had to help Sultan to defend Kutai whenever needed. The Buginese chose the land around Karang Mumus River, now known as Kampung Selili. The name Samarinda came from the construction of the house. At that time all houses were built on the raft and generally had the same height. With the same house, the people wanted to say that they were equal in everything. No citizen was higher or lower than anyone else. The location of the houses were on the water which was lower than the surrounding land. So, they called it Samarenda means equal in height. After hundreds of years the pronunciation changed and now this city known as Samarinda. The arrival of the first Buginese on 21 January1668 was finally chosen as the city's anniversary. November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ...
Samarinda sarongs are woven from dried leaves of the doyo tree.
Where Samarinda had a population of about 5000 at the beginning of the 20th century, its population by 1961 was about 70,000.
Samarinda's population includes Chinese; Banjarese, who are native to the southern part of the island; Kutais, who are native to the area around Samarinda; and Manu Muslims.
Menurut Gubernur, salah satu bentuk dukungan tersebut adalah dialokasikannya dana pematangan lahan di Samarinda Seberang melalui APBD Provinsi Kalimantan Timur yang sampai tahun anggaran 2005 sebesar Rp 9.400.000.000,- (sembilan miliar empat ratus juta rupiah).
Di antaranya berasal dari Gubernur Provinsi Kalimantan Timur, Pimpinan DPRD Provinsi Kalimantan Timur, Walikota Samarinda, Pimpinan DPRD Kota Samarinda, Universitas Mulawarman, Kantor Wilayah Departemen Agama Provinsi Kalimantan Timur, Majelis Ulama Indonesia Provinsi Kalimantan Timur, Pengurus Wilayah Nahdlatul Ulama Provinsi Kalimantan Timur, dan Pimpinan Wilayah Muhammadiyah Provinsi Kalimantan Timur.
Samarinda memungkinkan dijalinnya kerjasama dengan perguruan tinggi yang sama-sama berada di kota Samarinda, ibukota provinsi Kalimantan Timur.
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