Country: Indonesia
Continent: Asia
Population: 557,579
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Balikpapan is closest to Samarinda and farthest from Manaus. The closest foreign city is Zamboanga and the farthest domestic city is Medan. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Balikpapan is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Samarinda, Indonesia | 92 |
| Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | 338 |
| Makasar, Indonesia | 516 |
| Surabaya, Indonesia | 806 |
| Denpasar, Indonesia | 837 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Manaus, Brazil | 19,418 |
 | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | 19,216 |
| Caracas, Venezuela | 18,908 |
| Valencia, Venezuela | 18,890 |
| Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 18,826 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Zamboanga, Philippines | 1,077 |
| General Santos, Philippines | 1,235 |
| Davao, Philippines | 1,339 |
| Cagayan De Oro, Philippines | 1,380 |
 | Singapore, Singapore | 1,472 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Medan, Indonesia | 2,090 | | Padang, Indonesia | 1,834 | | Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 1,723 | | Jambi, Indonesia | 1,471 | | Batam, Indonesia | 1,447 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 7,794 |
 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 7,964 |
 | Mombasa, Kenya | 8,583 |
 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 8,627 |
 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 8,731 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Pikine, Senegal | 14,787 | | Dakar, Senegal | 14,783 | | Mbour, Senegal | 14,748 | | Thiès, Senegal | 14,735 |  | Nouakchott, Mauritania | 14,552 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Samarinda, Indonesia | 92 |
| Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | 338 |
| Makasar, Indonesia | 516 |
| Surabaya, Indonesia | 806 |
| Denpasar, Indonesia | 837 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Izmir, Turkey | 10,073 | | Istanbul, Turkey | 9,922 | | Bursa, Turkey | 9,912 | | Eskisehir, Turkey | 9,785 | | Afyon, Turkey | 9,774 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 3,398 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 4,358 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 4,827 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 4,908 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 4,966 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 7,118 | | Sydney, Australia | 5,083 | | Newcastle, Australia | 5,062 | | Melbourne, Australia | 4,966 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 4,908 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Orenburg, Russia | 8,220 |
| Ufa, Russia | 8,304 |
| Makhachkala, Russia | 8,440 |
| Perm, Russia | 8,446 |
| Astrakhan, Russia | 8,502 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Seville, Spain | 12,947 | | Málaga, Spain | 12,841 | | Madrid, Spain | 12,645 | | Valencia, Spain | 12,409 | | Zaragoza, Spain | 12,376 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 12,248 |
 | Seattle (WA), United States of America | 12,373 |
| Portland (OR), United States of America | 12,438 |
| Edmonton (AB), Canada | 12,615 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 12,731 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Panama de Panama, Panama | 18,028 |  | Santo Domingo East, Dominican Republic | 17,967 | | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 17,961 |  | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 17,854 | | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 17,835 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 15,622 |
 | Montevideo, Uruguay | 15,938 |
| La Plata, Argentina | 15,962 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 16,003 |
 | Puente Alto, Chile | 16,067 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Manaus, Brazil | 19,418 | | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | 19,216 | | Caracas, Venezuela | 18,908 | | Valencia, Venezuela | 18,890 | | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 18,826 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Samarinda | 92 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||