Palaran () is a district of the
Samarinda
Samarinda is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River with a land area of . Samarinda was one of Indonesia's top ten City qu ...
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East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo/Kalimantan. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the cu ...
, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 66,912 people, and currently has a total area of 210.15 km
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Its district seat is located at the village of Rawa Makmur.
Before 24 April 1969, Palaran belonged to
Kutai Regency. Since then, it has been part of Samarinda, following gubernatorial decrees numbered 18/TH-Pem/1969 (released 2 February) and 55/TH-Pem/1969 (released 24 April). The district is also home to the
Palaran Stadium, which hosted the
2008 Pekan Olahraga Nasional.
Governance
Villages
Palaran is divided into the following 5 villages ():
Before 21 October 1987, Bantuas was originally part of neighbouring
Sanga-Sanga
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, when the district was returned to Kutai Regency, it still remains within Samarinda.
References
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Districts of Samarinda