a town of Borneo, capital of a Mohammedan state of the same name, on the River Sambas, about 30 miles from its mouth, on the west coast of the island, 72 miles north of Pontianak. It lies in a low, swampy country, and the houses are generally raised on piles. There is here the residence of a native sultan, tributary to the Dutch, and of a Dutch resident. Pop. 9400. The country is fertile and populous, and contains the richest gold mines in Borneo. These are worked by Chinese. The River Sambas flows generally west, and after a course of 100 miles, falls into the Indian Ocean. It is navigable for boats as far as Sambas, and has auriferous sands.