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Samboja Destination Guide
Discover Samboja in Indonesia
Samboja in the region of East Kalimantan is a place located in Indonesia - some 788 mi or ( 1269 km ) North-East of Jakarta , the country's capital .
Local time in Samboja is now 12:37 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Makassar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Taritip, Sepinggang, Senipah, Samarinda, and Poso. When in this area, you might want to check out Taritip . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Samboja ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Willie Smits
Willie Smits is a trained forester, a microbiologist, conservationist, animal rights activist and social entrepreneur. He has lived in Borneo since 1985 and is an Indonesian citizen. While working as a forest researcher in East Kalimantan, Indonesia in 1989, Smits encountered a baby orangutan in a cage in a market, and later returned to find it abandoned on a rubbish heap. This was a turning-point in his career: taking the orangutan home, he nurtured it back to health.
Located at -1.05 116.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Deforestation in Borneo
Borneo, the third largest island in the world, divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, was once covered with dense rainforests, but along with its tropical lowland and highland forests, there has been extensive deforestation in the past sixty years. In the 1980s and 1990s the forests of Borneo underwent a dramatic transition. They were levelled at a rate unparalleled in human history, burned, logged and cleared, and commonly replaced with agricultural land, or palm oil plantations.
Located at -1.05 116.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Samboja Lestari
Samboja Lestari is an area of restored tropical rainforest near the city of Balikpapan in East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, created by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS) led by Dr Willie Smits, with the aim of providing a safe haven for rehabilitated orangutans while at the same time providing a source of income for local people.
Located at -1.05 116.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Persiba Stadium
Persiba Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Balikpapan, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium for Persiba Balikpapan. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people. In 2008, the stadium was renovated to accommodate Persiba Balikpapan to compete in Indonesia Super League and Copa Dji Sam Soe 2008/09 season. Lighting and spectators' seating were added as new features.
Located at -1.24 116.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 33 km away
Battle of Balikpapan (1942)
This article concerns the naval and land battles of Balikpapan in 1942. For information on the 1945 landings by Australian forces in the same area, see Second Battle of Balikpapan. The First Battle of Balikpapan took place on 23–24 January 1942, off the major oil producing town and port of Balikpapan, on Borneo, in the Netherlands East Indies.
Located at -1.25 116.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 33 km away
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