Sendawar

Sendawar (abbreviated as SDW, Indonesian pronunciation: [sənˈdawar]) is the capital city of West Kutai Regency which is also the center of government and economy of West Kutai Regency.

Administratively, this town, like Sangatta, is only an area, not an independent city, nor is it an independent district. The Sendawar area covers part or all of Barong Tongkok district. However, there is also the name Sendawar village in the Barong Tongkok. Referring to Central Statistics Agency of Indonesia data for West Kutai Regency in 2021, the distance between sub-district in West Kutai to the district capital, the two sub-district have a closer distance to the district capital of about 1 km, namely the Barong Tongkok and Simpang Raya. West Kutai government offices, including the bupati's office, are located in the Simpang Raya sub-district.