[3] East Balikpapan is bordered by Kutai Kartanegara Regency to the North, by the Makassar Strait to the South and East, and by North Balikpapan district to the West.

Apart from being known for its coastal area, there is the center for agricultural food in Teritip subdistrict.

Companies including Baker Hughes (US), Halliburton (US), Schlumberger (France), Thiess (Australia), Komatsu (Japan), Elnusa (Indonesia) and Weatherford International (US) use Manggar subdistricts as their base of operations in the region, and several others also attract many people to work in this area.

In military, there are contains Depo of Vocational Education Military is a school founded by the Main Regiment of Army Military Command VI/Mulawarman was operated in Manggar Baru subdistrict and Dhomber Airfield (known as the Indonesian Air Force Base in Balikpapan) is a base belonging to the air force located in Manggar subdistrict.

The stadium hosts Liga 2 club Persiba Balikpapan and its has a capacity of 40,000.