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| Palangka Raya | ||
| province | Kalimantan Tengah | |
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| Residents | 249.434 (2015) | |
| height | 5 m | |
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Palangkaraya, also Palangka Raya, is the administrative seat of Kalimantan Tengah, a province in Indonesian part the island Borneo.
background
Dynamic cardsAs a result of the Linggarjati Agreement (1946) as part of the War of Independence, the self-governing country was created here at the turn of 1946/7 Negara Dayak Besar ("Groß-Dayak;" anti-Islamic, Dutch-friendly), which in 1950 became part of the finally independent Indonesia. The dominant Dayak ethnic groups (especially Ngaju), non-Muslims, continued to oppose the official immigration policy in the following decades (transmigrasi) Koran believers, especially Maduresen from the overpopulated regions Javas .
Palangkaraya, then the village of Pahandut (1961: 7000 inhabitants), was founded by the progressive first president of Indonesia, Sukarno, In 1957 chosen to be the site of a new capital city to be built, which should be as close as possible to the geographical center of the island kingdom. However, the geological difficulties of the surrounding alluvial land had been underestimated. The university was founded in 1963. The old settlement on the river with its corrugated iron roofed wooden houses on stilts does not differ from thousands of others even today. The new settlement, a planned town of the European type, is characterized by straight streets and concrete houses.
The expansion ended with the military coup initiated by the CIA in 1965, as a result 1-3 million innocent people massacred were. Development stood still until around 1980. When the overexploitation of Borneo's natural resources was intensified in the 1980s, there was renewed government funding and rapid growth through immigration - the hundred thousand mark was exceeded in 1991 - funded as part of the “Mega Rice Project” that was involved the 1997 drought proved a disaster. In 2017 the capital city plan was warmed up again.
The central point of orientation is the large one 1 Roundabout with the soldier monument, which is certainly stylistically vulnerable. State buildings and authorities can be found here in the west of the city. The business district is in the east, many houses are connected by wooden walkways.
getting there
By plane
Taxis into the city 70,000-80,000 Rs. If you only want to go to the market area, you can walk the 2-3 kilometers if necessary.
By bus
In the street
The trunk road network of Central Kalimantan was massively expanded from the 1990s. First-order roads go to the coast to Banjarmasin and, via Sampit (220 km) and Pembuang (362 km) also to Kumai (452 km) at Tanjung Puting National Park.
The road going directly north is less good.
By boat
mobility
Opelet cost 10,000 Rp.
Tourist Attractions
You can relax in the park around Lake Tahai.
activities
shop
The 1 Pahandut market district in the east of the city, with a lot of activity, also in the evening, is between Jalan Achmed Yani and the river.
. Immediately afterwards are the Internet cafes: 1) Azmi Net (8.00-1.00) and 2) SintaNet, 50 m at the next crossroads on the left.
kitchen
There are not only food stalls in the market area all day, they are also opened in the evenings on Jl. Yos Sudarso built up numerous at the big roundabout.
Umbut rotan is a local dayak specialty made with rattan.
nightlife
accommodation
- Pahandut business district
Five simple to medium-sized accommodations directly across from each other are on 1 Jalan Nias, if you walk from the market towards the boat launch: Hotel Putir Sinta (☎ 62 536 3221132), Mutiara (☎ 62 536 3221672), Payang, Mina (☎ 62 536 3222182) and Mahkota (☎ 62 536 3221672).
They are also close to each other on 2 Jalan Halmahera: Losmen Cantik directly opposite, Hotel Halmahera and Sukma Indah Permai (corner of Jl. Sumatra).
Along the Jalan Achmed Yani im there are at least six cheap or medium-sized hotels, including:
. Diagonally opposite are the Hotel Lampang and a police station.
Upscale
Learn
One can learn how a government dominated by capital interests manages to transform an entire region into an ecological disaster zone through deforestation within twenty years with modern heavy equipment and an economy-friendly policy (“capitalism”). Human and animal livelihoods are in drought (regularly caused by El Niño) endangered by fire and smoke as well as by rain by floods, promoted by the absurdly dug 4600 km of drainage. The "reforestation" desired by corporations for palm oil production - a substantial part of the production serves as a supplement to EU biofuel - by means of monocultures should also be no less harmful.
health
The river water can be contaminated with heavy metals through illegal gold mining in the upper reaches.
Practical advice
Area code: ☎ 0536
trips
- 6 Sebangau National Park (Taman Nasional Sebangau), Kereng Bengkirai. The area only became a national park in 2004, after the peat bog forests were cleared en masse in order to reclaim the area for the “Mega Rice Project” in the 1990s. Proboscis monkeys, sun bears, clouded leopards and orangutans can be found in the national park. Among the plant species are rarities such as ramin, the pitcher plant Nepenthes ampullaria and the black orchid. The indigenous Dayaks live in 42 villages. WWF and a large East German brewery support this Reforestation and dam construction.
- 1 Marang (a few kilometers from the northern outskirts up the river). In and around this village you can see the illegal gold mining, unabashedly and undisturbed by private individuals using the highly toxic mercury.
- 7 Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (Pusat Reintoduksi orangutan Nyaru Menteng), Komplek Arboretum Nyaru Menteng, Jl. Tjilik Riwut Km 28, Tumbang Tahai, Bukit Batu. Orangutang sanctuary. As can be seen from the address, there is also a botanical garden. There is a campsite in front of the entrance.Open: 9 am-3pm.Price: donation.
- 3 Ujung Pandaran (a total of 312 km over Sampit). Somewhat secluded sandy beach, but sufficiently developed. New Villatess Hotel, ☎ 62 816-282-999. There are huts at Camp Kobes, ☎ 62 852-4928-9410.
literature
For regional studies and nature guides in general, see Borneo
- Miyata, Yuzuru; Shibusawa, Hiroyuki; Environmental and natural disaster resilience of Indonesia; Singapore 2018 (Springer); ISBN 9789811082092
- Sevin, Olivier; Palangkaraya: le destin contrarié d’une capitale; Bulletin de l’association de géographes français, December 15, 2014, pp. 523-548
- Wijanarka; Sukarno & desain rencana ibu kota RI di Palangkaraya; Yogyakarta 2006 (Ombak)
Web links
- official website (touristically uninteresting)
- Wilmar International largest palm oil trader in the world and its most important customers.
- Palangkaraya - Dreaming about the ‘Soviet’ Capital of Indonesia
