Sanga-Sanga () is a district in

Kutai Kartanegara Regency Kutai Kartanegara Regency (abbreviated as ''Kukar'') is a regency of East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. It has a land area of 27,891.13 km2 and a water area of 4,097 km2, geographically located between 1°18′40″S and 116°31′3 ...

East Kalimantan East Kalimantan (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo/Kalimantan. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the cu ...

, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 20,969 people (an increase from 11,855 people in 2005), and currently has the total area of 233.40 km². Its district seat is located at the village of Sanga-Sanga Dalam. Sanga-Sanga borders

Palaran Palaran () is a district of the Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 66,912 people, and currently has a total area of 210.15 km2. Its district seat is located at the village of Rawa Makmur. Before 24 April 1 ...

(

Samarinda Samarinda is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River with a land area of . Samarinda was one of Indonesia's top ten City qu ...

) and

Loa Janan Loa Janan () is an administrative district (''kecamatan'') in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. It covers a land area of 699.04 km2, and had a population of 56,071 at the 2010 Census and 67,471 at the 2020 Ce ...

(narrow border) to the west, and Muara Jawa to the south. This district is an important oil-producing area.

History

Sanga-Sanga is the site of several battles. The most notable one, known as the Red-and-White Incident, occurred on 27 January 1947 against the NICA, during the

Indonesian National Revolution The Indonesian National Revolution (), also known as the Indonesian War of Independence (, ), was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during A ...

. It eventually became the Commemoration of the Red-and-White, held annually on that date. From 24 April 1969 until 21 October 1987, along with Muara Jawa and

Samboja Samboja () is a district in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 41,607 people, and currently has the total area of 284.93 km2. Its district seat is located at the village of Kampung Lama. ...

, Sanga-Sanga belonged to

, until these districts were returned to Kutai that date. The village of Bantuas, however, still remained within Samarinda, but transferred to

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