| Kalimantan | |
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Location  | |
| State | Indonesia |
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| Surface | 544.150 km² |
| Inhabitants | 15.894.524 (2017 estimate) |
Kalimantan is the region Indonesian of the island of Borneo.
To know
Although Kalimantan is the term used to refer to the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, the Indonesians use the name "Kalimantan" to refer to the whole island; perhaps due to the fact that it covers about 75% of it.
Territories and tourist destinations
Central Kalimantan — (Kalimantan Tengah)
East Kalimantan — (Kalimantan Timur) Also incorporates the northern province (Kalimantan Utara) created in 2012.
South Kalimantan — (Kalimantan Selatan)
West Kalimantan — (Kalimantan Barat)
Kalimantan: full screen map.Urban centers
- 1 Balikpapan - Call Oil City (the oil city) in Indonesia, because most of the oil companies have their offices here. The cost of living is high due to the difficulty of finding fresh vegetables and meat. The temperature fluctuates between 28 ° C and 32 ° C. .
- 2 Banjarmasin - Greater urban center of Kalimantan, Banjarmasin it is called the "city of rivers" and is famous for its floating markets.
- 3 Palangka Raya - City founded in 1957 with the intention of making it the capital ofIndonesia replacing Jakarta and following the example of Brasilia. The project, abandoned by Sukarno, became topical again in 2017, following the geological disaster that afflicted Jakarta. The city is sinking at a rate of 5-25 cm per year and according to forecasts it will be submerged by water by 2030.
- 4 Pontianak - Located on the equator line, Pontaniac is a river port on the Kapuas River, the longest in Kalimantan.
- 5 Samarinda - Capital of the province ofEast, Samarinda it is washed by the Mahakam River and is a river port where tourists embark to reach the remote villages of Long Pahangai and Nahabuan. From the latter village, tourists with a sense of adventure (and in excellent physical condition) go to the even more remote Betung Kerihun National Park, on the border line with the province Malaysian of Sarawak.
- 6 Singkawang - Inhabited mainly by Chinese who flocked here at the time of the boom in the coal mining industry, Singkawang is located on the west coast, 145 km north of Pontianak. It is famous for its countless temples dedicated to divinities of the Chinese pantheon, for some virgin beaches in the surroundings and above all for the excursions to the nearby Mount Gunung Poteng where you can admire Rafflesia flowers, the largest in the world (1 m in diameter).
Other destinations
- 1 Derawan Islands (Kepulauan Derawan) - Located in the coral triangle, the Derawan Islands they are famous for their varied marine fauna which includes, among other things, 872 fish species and 507 types of coral.
- 2 Loksado - Extended municipality in the Meratus Mountains which includes traditional Dayak indigenous villages.
- 3 Meratus Mountains (Pegunungan Meratus) - Widely deforested, the Meratus Mountains were once dotted with countless villages of the semi-nomadic Meratus Dayak tribe. In 1990, 350 orangutangs were introduced there.
- Nagara - Small village.
- 4 Betung Kerihun National Park (Taman Nasional Betung Kerihun) - A seemingly remote park located right on the border line with the province Malaysian of the Sarawak. Until the end of the 20th century it was only possible to reach it by boat by going up the river Kapuas from the city of Pontoniac to that of Putussibau. The opening of comfortable paved roads has compromised the integrity of its forest cover, favoring the illegal trade in timber and poachers always looking for baby orangutans which are then sold abroad as pets.
- 5 Gunung Palung National Park (Taman Nasional Gunung Palung) - Protected area with a rich fauna, although devastated by fires and the felling of tall trees.
- 6 Kayan Mentarang National Park (Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang) - Mountain park on the border with Malaysia, now easily accessible from Bandar Seri Begawan. Very large (13,605 km²) and entirely covered by a dense jungle, the park is home to a diverse fauna. In the waters of the Kayan River it is easy to spot rhinos.
- 7 Sabangau National Park (Taman Nasional Sebangau) - Spread over a stretch of swampy plain in the central province, the park was established in 1995 after losing 85% of the forests that covered it. Since that date, attempts have been made to reintegrate the original forest mantle and today the park is home to a large number of orangutangs (about 6,500 specimens).
- 8 Tanjung Puting National Park (Taman Nasional Tanjung Puting) - Renowned ecotourism destination, Tanjung Puting Park is the ideal place to observe orangutangs.
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