The Sendawar area covers part or all of Barong Tongkok district.

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.

Dayak peoples make up 63.90% of the population of West Kutai, with dominant Tunjung as much as 24.20%.

Other Dayak ethnics are Benuaq (19.90%), Bahau (9.30%), Kenyah (2.40%), Bentian (2.30%), Bakumpai (1.70%), Penihing or Aoheng (1.70%), Kayan (1.40%), Seputan (0.60%), Bukat (0.20%), and Luangan (0.20%).

[3] Another dominant ethnic group from East Kalimantan is Kutai with a total of 15.50%.