Country: Indonesia
Continent: Asia
Population: 727,500
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Samarinda is closest to Balikpapan and farthest from Boa Vista. The closest foreign city is Tawau and the farthest domestic city is Jayapura. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Samarinda is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Balikpapan, Indonesia | 92 |
| Palangkaraya, Indonesia | 406 |
| Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | 423 |
| Pare Pare, Indonesia | 476 |
 | Tawau, Malaysia | 536 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Boa Vista, Brazil | 19,666 |
| Manaus, Brazil | 19,508 |
 | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | 19,158 |
 | Georgetown, Guyana | 19,145 |
| Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | 19,133 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Tawau, Malaysia | 536 |
| Bintulu, Malaysia | 609 |
| Miri, Malaysia | 640 |
| Sibu, Malaysia | 668 |
| Sandakan, Malaysia | 709 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Jayapura, Indonesia | 2,632 | | Banda Aceh, Indonesia | 2,518 | | Binjai, Indonesia | 2,126 | | Medan, Indonesia | 2,105 | | Pematang Siantar, Indonesia | 2,049 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Louis, Mauritius | 6,842 |
| Vacoas - Phoenix, Mauritius | 6,846 |
| Beau Bassin - Rose Hill, Mauritius | 6,847 |
 | Saint-Denis (La Réunion), France | 7,066 |
| Saint-Paul (La Réunion), France | 7,088 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Praia, Cape Verde | 15,422 |  | Pikine, Senegal | 14,793 | | Guediawaye, Senegal | 14,792 | | Dakar, Senegal | 14,789 | | Rufisque, Senegal | 14,780 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Balikpapan, Indonesia | 92 |
| Palangkaraya, Indonesia | 406 |
| Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | 423 |
| Pare Pare, Indonesia | 476 |
| Tawau, Malaysia | 536 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Izmir, Turkey | 10,049 | | Manisa, Turkey | 10,023 | | Turgutlu, Turkey | 9,999 | | Balikesir, Turkey | 9,985 | | Bandirma, Turkey | 9,978 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Darwin, Australia | 2,008 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 3,472 |
| Perth, Australia | 3,484 |
| Cairns, Australia | 3,625 |
| Townsville, Australia | 3,844 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 7,332 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 7,325 | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 7,294 | | Christchurch, New Zealand | 7,263 | | Dunedin, New Zealand | 7,226 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Zlatoust, Russia | 8,060 |
| Orenburg, Russia | 8,172 |
| Salavat, Russia | 8,192 |
| Sterlitamak, Russia | 8,202 |
 | Atirau, Kazakhstan | 8,204 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 14,191 | | Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 14,186 | | Telde, Spain | 14,132 | | Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 14,128 |  | Amadora, Portugal | 13,120 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 9,517 |
| Anchorage (AK), United States of America | 10,213 |
 | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 12,159 |
| Richmond (BC), Canada | 12,162 |
| Burnaby (BC), Canada | 12,168 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Willemstad, Curaçao | 18,562 |  | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 18,025 | | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 18,016 | | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 17,998 | | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | 17,998 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Punta Arenas, Chile | 14,010 |
 | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | 14,847 |
| Trelew, Argentina | 15,152 |
| Puerto Montt, Chile | 15,247 |
| Osorno, Chile | 15,338 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Boa Vista, Brazil | 19,666 | | Manaus, Brazil | 19,508 | | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | 19,158 | | Georgetown, Guyana | 19,145 | | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | 19,133 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Balikpapan | 92 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||