East Kotawaringin Regency

Sampit 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)

regency in Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia

autonomous community of the United States of Indonesia on 1949–1950 and the sultanate in southwest Borneo