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Ketapang (Kalimantan)

Ketapang
District
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 吉打邦 (头彭)
 • Pinyin Jí dǎ bāng (Tóu péng)
 • Jawi کيتاڤامڬ
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Nickname(s): Taupang
Motto(s): Ketapang ASRI (Aman, Sehat, Ramah, Indah)
Ketapang is located in Indonesia
Ketapang
Ketapang
Coordinates: 1°51′S 109°59′E / 1.850°S 109.983°E / -1.850; 109.983Coordinates: 1°51′S 109°59′E / 1.850°S 109.983°E / -1.850; 109.983
Country Indonesia
Province West Kalimantan
Government
 • Regent Martin Rantan
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Website http://www.ketapangkab.go.id/
Ketapang
Chinese 吉打邦

Ketapang or Tau-pang in Teochew is the capital city of Ketapang Regency (Kabupaten Ketapang), one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Ketapang city is located at 1°51′S 109°59′E / 1.850°S 109.983°E / -1.850; 109.983 and is a small city on the delta of the Pawan River. Ketapang is served by the Ketapang Airport (Rahadi Osman Airport).

Ketapang is named from the local Malay name for ketapang tree (Terminalia catappa).

In 1936, Ketapang regency became one of the Afdeling (district in Dutch) in Keresidenan Kalimantan Barat (Residentis Western Afdeling van Borneo). In 1956, Ketapang regency became an autonomous regency in West Kalimantan province, and led by a regent (bupati).

In formal Indonesian administrative subdivision, Ketapang is not a city. The name of Ketapang is only referred for Ketapang Regency. Although there is no exact border of the city, most of the government offices and the central of business of Ketapang Regency are located in Delta Pawan District (Kecamatan Delta Pawan) and because of that the district is considered as the capital of the regency. The district itself is located on the delta of the Pawan River.

The main industries consists in the production of palm oil, rubber and wood. And also there are some mining like bauxite, zircon sand and lead (Batu Galena)


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