Samboja (Indonesian pronunciation: [samˈbodʒa]) is a district in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

There were many nutrition and hygiene related health problems and life expectancy was low, with high infant and maternal mortality.

[7] In 2019, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the relocation of Indonesia's capital from Jakarta to a yet to be developed city in East Kalimantan, which will span portions of Samboja.

[8] The initial plan proposed construction of the capital city start in 2021, but was postponed due to shifting government priorities mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.

[10] Samboja is divided into the following 13 villages (the rest are urban kelurahan, rural desa are marked by grey background):[1]