BALIKPAPAN

East Kalimantan · INDONESIA (ID) · 1.27°S / 116.83°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,650,527

Balikpapan is a city in Indonesia with a population of 695,287. It sits at -1.27/116.83, runs on Asia/Makassar, is 6 km from Penajam.

Population 695,287

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Makassar

All facts

fields

Country: Indonesia
Subdivision: East Kalimantan
Coords: 1.27°S / 116.83°E
UTC offset: +8
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km

W Penajam East Kalimantan 0 6.9 km

SW Waru East Kalimantan 0 27.4 km

NE Samboja East Kalimantan 0 34.5 km

Air access

nearby

BPN

Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

WALK

Nusantara International Airport

Medium airport

17.6 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Balikpapan?: 695,287 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Balikpapan in?: Asia/Makassar.
Which country is Balikpapan in?: Indonesia (ID).
Which airport serves Balikpapan?: Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport (BPN).
How far is Balikpapan from Jakarta?: About 1,237 km.
Does Balikpapan have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Indonesia?: Rupiah.
How many cities are in Indonesia?: 9,294 on record.
Which admin region is Balikpapan in?: East Kalimantan.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1650527

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1650527,
    "name": "Balikpapan",
    "ascii_name": "Balikpapan",
    "country_code": "ID",
    "population": 695287,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Makassar",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -1.26753,
    "longitude": 116.82887
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6 km from Penajam.
Same timezone (Asia/Makassar) as 2,586 other cities in Indonesia.