sambalpur district is a district in the western part of state of orissa, india. the historic city of sambalpur is the district headquarters. the district is located in the mahanadi river basin. it has a total area of 6,702 square kilometers, of which almost 60% is covered in dense forest. the district is bounded by deogarh district to the east, bargarh and jharsuguda districts to the west, sundergarh district to the north, and subarnapur and angul districts in the south.