Sambas is a town and the regency seat of Sambas Regency (Kabupaten Sambas), on the island of Borneo. Sambas Regency is one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia.

Geography

Sambas town is located 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 under 4% of the area of Sambas Regency.sambas.go.i
Monografi kecamatan Sambas
/ref> The town district had 57,300 inhabitants at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The following are the boundaries of Sambas town:

Climate

Sambas has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Gallery

File:Istana 100613-3106 sbs.jpg, Alwatzikhoebillah Palace File:Sambas Sultanate mosque, Indonesia.jpg, Sultan Muhammad Syafi'oeddin II Mosque File:Jembatan Belanda 100618-4094 sbs.jpg, Old bridge made by Dutch File:Bubur 100618-4100 sbs.jpg, Bubur pedas, Sambas cuisine

References

External links

Official website
* http://database.kalbarprov.go.id/_wilayah/wilayah_kab.php?61.01 * http://sambas.go.id/images/files/Kec.%20Sambas.jpg * http://humassambas.com/kecamatan/sambas/ {{Authority control Populated places in West Kalimantan Port cities and towns in Indonesia Regency seats of West Kalimantan