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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Map of West Kalimantan


West Kalimantan is a province in Indonesia, located on the island of Kalimantan, Pontianak as its capital city. Geographically, the Province of West Kalimantan is located between 108 º to 114 º BT BT, and between 2 º 6 'N to 3 º 5' LS.

The area of West Kalimantan Province is 146,807 km ² (7.53% Indonesia). It is the fourth after terluas province of Papua, East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan.

Region of West Kalimantan, including one area that can dijuluki province "Thousand River." Consistent with this surname geographical conditions that have hundreds of large and small rivers, among which can be plied and often. Some of the major rivers still intravenously and is a main route for the hinterland transport, although the road infrastructure has been able to reach most of the district.

Although a small part of West Kalimantan is the sea, but the West Kalimantan island has dozens of large and small (some are uninhabited) that spread throughout the Karimata Natuna Sea and is bordered by the Province of Riau. Number of inhabitants in the province of West Kalimantan in 2000 according to the census was 4,073,430 people (1.85% of Indonesia).

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