Penajam

According to local legends, a group of robbers from this town were defeated by another group of robbers from Sangkulirang. This situation forced them to stop ({{langx|bug|pajan}}) becoming robbers. This word eventually evolved into its current form, Penajam.{{citation|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338341671|title=Jejak Budaya Penajam Paser Utara dalam Cerita Asal Usulnya|first=Aquari|last=Mustikawati|year=2019|journal=LOA|volume=14|number=1}}

On 24 April 1969, Penajam was transferred from Kutai to Balikpapan by gubernatorial decree 55/TH-Pem/SK/1969.{{cite book|first=Anwar|last=Soetoen|chapter=Pertumbuhan Pemerintahan Daerah Kabupaten Kutai dan Beberapa Faktor yang Mempengaruhinya|title=Dari Swapraja ke Kabupaten Kutai|publisher=Proyek Penerbitan Buku Bacaan dan Sastra Indonesia dan Daerah|year=1979|pages=286–287}} Since that date, the district had been known as Balikpapan Seberang (lit. "opposite of Balikpapan") until 13 October 1987, when it was transferred again to Pasir Regency by government regulation number 21, and the name change was reverted.{{cite web|url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Details/64196/pp-no-21-tahun-1987|title=PP No. 21 Tahun 1987|website=peraturan.bpk.go.id|access-date=2024-08-23}} On 11 June 1996, the northern parts of the district (12 villages) were separated to form Sepaku.{{cite web|url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Details/56707/pp-no-38-tahun-1996|title=PP No. 38 Tahun 1996|website=peraturan.bpk.go.id|access-date=2024-08-25}}

On 16 October 2019, riots sparked at Penajam following an assault case at Nipah-Nipah Beach, causing damages on nearby buildings.{{Cite web |date=18 October 2019 |title=BNPB: 146 Rumah Terbakar Akibat Rusuh di Penajam Paser Utara |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-4750949/bnpb-146-rumah-terbakar-akibat-rusuh-di-penajam-paser-utara |access-date=29 December 2019 |publisher=detik.com}}

Penajam has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

{{Weather box

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| location = Penajam

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 29.5

| Feb high C = 30.0

| Mar high C = 30.0

| Apr high C = 29.7

| May high C = 29.8

| Jun high C = 29.2

| Jul high C = 28.6

| Aug high C = 29.2

| Sep high C = 29.3

| Oct high C = 29.9

| Nov high C = 29.7

| Dec high C = 29.6

| Jan mean C = 26.1

| Feb mean C = 26.4

| Mar mean C = 26.4

| Apr mean C = 26.3

| May mean C = 26.6

| Jun mean C = 26.2

| Jul mean C = 25.8

| Aug mean C = 26.2

| Sep mean C = 26.3

| Oct mean C = 26.6

| Nov mean C = 26.3

| Dec mean C = 26.2

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 22.8

| Feb low C = 22.9

| Mar low C = 22.9

| Apr low C = 23.0

| May low C = 23.4

| Jun low C = 23.3

| Jul low C = 23.0

| Aug low C = 23.3

| Sep low C = 23.3

| Oct low C = 23.3

| Nov low C = 23.0

| Dec low C = 22.9

|rain colour=

|Jan rain mm=223

|Feb rain mm=191

|Mar rain mm=248

|Apr rain mm=224

|May rain mm=230

|Jun rain mm=195

|Jul rain mm=182

|Aug rain mm=161

|Sep rain mm=144

|Oct rain mm=140

|Nov rain mm=180

|Dec rain mm=224

|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web

|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/588768/

|title = Climate: Penajam

|publisher=Climate-Data.org

|accessdate = 24 November 2020}}

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File:Kantor Kecamatan Penajam, Penajam Paser Utara.jpg

File:Map of villages in Penajam.jpg

File:Map of villages in Penajam (post 2010).svg

Penajam is divided into the following 23 villages (the rest are urban {{lang|id|kelurahan}}, rural {{lang|id|desa}} are marked by grey background):

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Category:Districts of Penajam North Paser Regency

Category:Regency seats of East Kalimantan

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