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West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan Province
Provinsi Kalimantan Barat
کاليمانتان بارت
西加里曼丹
Province
Gunung Palung National Park banner.jpg
Temajuk Beach, Paloh District Sambas Regency, West Borneo - panoramio (3).jpg Danau Teratai - panoramio.jpg
Kelenteng Tua Pek Kong.JPG Pantai Barat Natal.jpg
Pulau-simping.jpg Pantai Pulau Datok.JPG
From top, left to right : Gunung Palung National Park, Temajuk Beach, Lake Teratai in Singkawang, Tua Pek Kong Temple in Ketapang, Barat Natal Beach, Simpang Island, Pulau Datok Beach
Flag of West Kalimantan Province
Flag
Official seal of West Kalimantan Province
Seal
Nickname(s): Provinsi Seribu Sungai
Province of Thousand Rivers
Motto: Akçaya (Sanskrit)
(Immortal)
Location of Province of West Kalimantan in Indonesia
Location of Province of West Kalimantan in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°0′N 110°30′E / 0.000°N 110.500°E / 0.000; 110.500Coordinates: 0°0′N 110°30′E / 0.000°N 110.500°E / 0.000; 110.500
Country  Indonesia
Established January 1, 1957
Capital Seal of Pontianak.svg Pontianak
Government
 • Body West Kalimantan Regional Government
 • Governor Cornelis (PDI-P & PD)
 • Vice Governor Christiandy Sanjaya
Area
 • Total 147,307 km2 (56,876 sq mi)
Area rank 3rd
Highest elevation 2,278 m (7,474 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 4,546,439
 • Rank 15th
 • Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups Dayak (32.75%), Malay (29.75%), Chinese (29.21%), Javanese (5.25%), Bugis (0.3%) Others (9.85%)
 • Religion Islam (51.22%), Roman Catholicism (23.94%), Protestantism (12.38%), Buddhism (12.21%), Confucianism (1.68%), Hinduism (0.06%)
 • Languages Indonesian (official), Malay (Pontianak Malay, Sambas Malay), Dayak (Iban, Kendayan, Jangkang, Bukar Sadong etc.), Chinese (Hakka, Teochew)
Time zone Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7)
Postcodes 70xxx, 71xxx, 72xxx
Area codes (62)5xx
ISO 3166 code ID-KB
Vehicle sign KB
HDI Decrease 0.648 (medium)
HDI rank 28th(2014)
Largest city by area Singkawang - 504.00 square kilometres (194.60 sq mi)
Largest city by population Pontianak - (554,764 - 2010)
Largest regency by area Ketapang Regency - 31,240.74 square kilometres (12,062.12 sq mi)
Largest regency by population Kubu Raya Regency - (500,970 - 2010)
Website Government official site

West Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Barat, Chinese: 西加里曼丹; Teochew: Sai gia li màn dang) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak.

The province has an area of 147,307 km² with a recorded 2010 census population of 4,395,983 . Ethnic groups include the Dayak, Malay, Chinese, Javanese, Bugis, and Madurese. The latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 4,546,439.

The borders of West Kalimantan roughly trace the mountain ranges surrounding the watershed of the Kapuas River, which drains most of the province. The Province also bordered with Sarawak, Malaysia.

The history of West Kalimantan can be traced back to 17th century. Dayaks were the main inhabitants of the province before 17th century. The Malays migrated to West Kalimantan and established their own sultanates. The high Chinese population in this province was due to a republic founded by Chinese miners called Lanfang Republic (蘭芳共和國: Republik Lanfang) after they defeated the local Malay sultans. The government of Lanfang Republic was ended in West Kalimantan after the Dutch occupation in 1884.

West Kalimantan was under Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945, when Indonesia declared its Independence. During the Japanese occupation, more than 21,000 people in Pontianak (including sultans, men, women and children) were kidnapped, tortured and massacred by Japanese troops during the Pontianak incidents. All the Malay Sultans on Kalimantan were executed and the Malay elite was devastated by the Japanese.


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