West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Barat) or (Chinese: 西加里曼丹省) 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.

History

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.

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Baznas prepares homecoming posts in 40 locations nationwide

Antara News 22 Mar 2025
The posts will be available in the provinces of Banten, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Lampung, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and Central Sulawesi ... Translator. Sean Filo,Tegar Nurfitra. Editor. Rahmad Nasution.

Indonesia's BRGM restores 1.6m hectares of peatland, 84k mangroves

Antara News 20 Mar 2025
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The Observer 19 Mar 2025
Captured orangutans , which entered a village looking for food, are tied to the ground as people look on in Sungai Pinyuh, Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, November 2010.

BMKG, ministry discuss early prevention of forest, land fires

Antara News 15 Mar 2025
Areas forecast to experience below normal dry season characteristics, or be 14 percent drier in climatology terms, are the northern part of Sumatra, a small part of West Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, North Maluku, and Southern Papua.

Indigenous schools ensure next generations protect Borneo’s ‘omen birds’

Mongabay 14 Mar 2025
In the rainforests of West Kalimantan, in Indonesian Borneo, the Indigenous Dayak Iban listen to what they call “omen birds,” or birds they say sing messages from spirits, Mongabay’s Sonam Lama Hyolmo reported in November 2024.

Government forms special desk to combat forest, land fires

Antara News 13 Mar 2025
Some identified hotspot areas include Gorontalo, East Nusa Tenggara, South Sumatra, Jambi, Lampung, Bangka Belitung, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Sumatra, North Sumatra, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and South Papua ... Related news.

Delay of start date for civil servant recruits met with protests

The Jakarta Post 10 Mar 2025
To this end, recruits in several locations in Southeast Sulawesi, Riau, West Kalimantan and West Nusa Tenggara stormed their provinces’ respective legislative council buildings, venting their ...
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