The district capital is Manunggal Lama.
Sungai Durian is bordered on the north by the districts of North Pamukan and Pamukan West; on the east by the district of Sampanahan; on the south by the district of Kelumpang West; and on the west by the district of Juai, Hulu Sungai Utara.[1]
The district has an area of 1,042.38 square kilometres (402.47 sq mi) and an average elevation of 5 metres (16 ft) above sea level.[1]
It contains seven villages:[1][2]
Name
Area (km2
Percentage
Pop. 2010
Gendang Timburu
559.16
53.62
918
Manunggal Baru
28.96
2.78
744
Manunggal Lama
111.07
10.68
4,443
Rantau Buda
100.12
9.60
1,231
Rantau Jaya
7.50
0.72
637
Terombong Sari
6.30
0.60
565
Buluh Kuning
229.70
22.03
1,862
Sungai Durian is in the Kutai Basin, which holds a major coal formation created from the Early Pliocene to the Eocene.[3]
Demographics
The district had a total population of 10,400 as of the 2010 census, all considered rural. Of these 5,610 were male and 4,790 female.[4]
The breakdown by religion was Islam: 7,029, Christian: 1,130, Catholic: 283, Hindu: 117, Buddhist: 1,104, Other: 737.[5]
