Kalimantan
| Kalimantan | |
| Region | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Provinces | Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan |
| Cities | Balikpapan, Banjarbaru, Banjarmasin, Bontang, Palangkaraya, Pontianak, Samarinda, Singkawang, Tarakan, Nunukan |
| Highest point | Bukit Raya |
| - location | Schwaner Mountains |
| - elevation | 2,278 m (7,474 ft) |
| - coordinates | 0°39′S 112°41′E / 0.650°S 112.683°E |
| Area | 544,150 km2 (210,097 sq mi) |
| Population | 14,944,742 (2014) |
| Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Timezone | Indonesia Central Time (UTC+8) |
| ISO 3166-2 | ID-KA |
| License plate | DA KB KH KT KU |
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Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo.[1] It comprises 73% of the island's area. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are Brunei and East Malaysia.
In Indonesian, the term "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo.[1]
Etymology
The name Kalimantan which is often spelled Klemantan was derived from Sanskrit word: Kalamanthana which means "burning weather island", or island with a very hot temperature to describe its hot and humid tropical climate. It consists of the two words kal[a] (time, season, period) and manthan[a] (boiling, churning, burning). The word Kalamanthana is spelled Kalmantan, and then the indigenous people fixed it into Klemantan.[2]
Area
The Indonesian territory makes up 73% of the island by area, and 69.5% (13,772,543 at the 2010 Census of Indonesia) by population. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are of Brunei (400,000) and East Malaysia (5,625,000), the latter comprising the states of Sabah, Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan. The region within Indonesia is also known as Indonesian Borneo.
Kalimantan's total area is 544,150 square kilometres (210,097 sq mi).[3]
Administration
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1971 | 5,154,774 | — |
| 1980 | 6,723,086 | +30.4% |
| 1990 | 9,099,874 | +35.4% |
| 1995 | 10,470,843 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 11,331,558 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 12,541,554 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 14,297,069 | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 15,320,017 | +7.2% |
| sources:BPS[4] | ||
Kalimantan is divided into five provinces:
| Province | Area (km2) | Population (2005C) | Pop. (2010C) | Pop. (2015C prelim) | Pop. density/km2 | Provincial capital | Largest metro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) |
147,307.00 | 4,042,817 | 4,393,239 | 4,783,209 | 32.5 | Pontianak | Pontianak |
| Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) |
153,564.50 | 1,913,026 | 2,202,599 | 2,490,178 | 16.2 | Palangkaraya | Palangkaraya |
| South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) |
38,744.23 | 3,271,413 | 3,626,119 | 3,984,315 | 102.8 | Banjarmasin | Banjarmasin |
| East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) |
129,067 | 2,840,874 | 3,550,586 | 3,422,676* | 26.5 | Samarinda | Samarinda |
| North Kalimantan (Kalimantan Utara) |
71,176.72 | 473,424 | 524,526 | 639,639 | 8.5 | Tanjung Selor | Tarakan |
| Total | 544,150.07 | 12,541,554 | 14,297,069 | 15,320,017 | 28 | - | Banjarmasin |
1)North Kalimantan split off East Kalimantan with resulting population and area loss for 2015 census.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Kalimantan". Britannica. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- ↑ "Central Kalimantan Province". archipelago fastfact. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Indonesia General Info". Geohive.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
Further reading
- Vltchek, Andre (June 3, 2017). Indonesian Borneo is Finished: They Also Sell Orangutans into Sex Slavery.
External links
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Kalimantan travel guide from Wikivoyage
