Damit – a small Borneo settlement in the southern part of Kabupaten Paser
Damit is an Indonesian village located in Paser Belengkong District (kecamatan), belonging to the administrative unit of Kabupaten Paser (Paser Regency) in Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan) Province. Geographically, it is situated in the interior regions of Borneo Island, with approximate coordinates marked at -1.95 southern latitude and 116.15 eastern longitude. The administrative center of the regency is the city of Tana Paser (also known as Tanah Grogot), which is also the region's most significant administrative and commercial hub. Damit itself is a smaller, poorly documented settlement for which independent, settlement-level public source materials are not yet available.
General overview
Damit belongs to the category of low-profile, rural Borneo villages for which detailed, authenticated databases are not available. The settlement is part of Paser Belengkong kecamatan, which is one district of Kabupaten Paser. The regency itself—within the framework of which Damit is located—is the southernmost district of East Kalimantan: its area is 11,603.94 km², its population according to the 2020 census was 275,452 people, and the official estimate for mid-2025 shows 315,033 people. This figure applies to the entire kabupaten, not to Damit municipality, but it well illustrates that the region is undergoing gradual population growth. Kabupaten Paser itself was created on June 26, 1959, from the northern part of the former Kotabaru Regency, and was recorded under the name Pasir Regency until August 22, 2007. The character of the region is fundamentally determined by tropical forests, a landscape rich in natural resources, and relatively low population density, which is generally characteristic of interior Borneo villages.
Real estate and investment
Authenticated settlement-level data on the real estate market of Damit and the narrower Paser Belengkong district are not available. In a broader context, regarding Kabupaten Paser as a whole, it can be stated that the regency is located in the southeastern part of East Kalimantan, where natural resources—primarily coal mining and palm oil plantations—have played a predominant economic role over the past decades, and their dynamics influence the region's real estate market as well. Real estate prices and investor interest fundamentally depend on proximity to the capital, Tana Paser, the development of infrastructure, and local industries. In general, in interior Borneo rural areas, real estate prices are substantially lower than in the provincial capital, Samarinda, or the port city of Balikpapan. It is important for foreigners to know that in Indonesia, land ownership regulations impose serious constraints: foreign citizens generally cannot acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) over real estate; they may hold interests only under certain alternative legal titles (such as Hak Pakai, or usage rights). These rules apply uniformly throughout the country and are thus applicable in Kabupaten Paser as well.
Safety and security
Settlement-level crime statistics or official assessment regarding the safety of Damit are not available. Regarding the Kabupaten Paser region in general, it can be stated that rural areas of East Kalimantan are characteristically low-urbanization, agricultural and forestry-oriented districts where the security situation is generally characterized by fewer organized crime phenomena compared to major cities, though in the absence of detailed, verified data, it is not advisable to make definitive statements. In rural Borneo villages, limitations in transportation infrastructure, accessibility of healthcare provision, and natural hazards (rainy season, flooding, jungle proximity) are factors that may be more relevant to everyday safety than the question of public security in the classical sense. Those who need concrete and up-to-date security information should consult the foreign affairs briefings of their own country and the communications of local Indonesian authorities.
Tourist attractions
No documented settlement-level sources on named tourist attractions, temples, natural sights, or cultural sites in the immediate vicinity of Damit are available. Kabupaten Paser regency as a whole, however, is one of the least tourism-trafficked districts of East Kalimantan, characterized by tropical nature—primeval forests, rivers, and diverse wildlife. The regency's administrative and commercial center, Tana Paser (Tanah Grogot), is the most well-equipped city in the region, where basic infrastructure is available. The natural environment belonging to Kabupaten Paser, the Borneo primeval forests, and the culture and traditions of the local Paser ethnic group may offer valuable experience for interested visitors at the local level, but a detailed, verified list of attractions pertaining to Damit is not documented. Visitors to the region generally consult information from the broader East Kalimantan tourist offering, where Balikpapan and Samarinda serve as the most significant starting points.
Summary
Damit is a small, rural-character Borneo settlement located within Paser Belengkong kecamatan, within Kabupaten Paser regency, in East Kalimantan Province. At the regency level, it can be stated that the region is undergoing gradual population growth, is rich in natural resources, yet remains relatively undocumented and poorly known in terms of tourism and real estate market aspects. Damit itself can be characterized only through the broader regency context; authenticated, settlement-level data on the village are currently not available.
