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West Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Barat often abbreviated
to Kalbar) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian
provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of
Borneo. Its capital city Pontianak is located right on the Equator
line.
The province has an area of 146,807 kmē with a recorded 2000
census population of 3,750,795, an official intercensal estimate is
4,118,225 for 2006.[2] Major ethnic groups include the Dayak, Malay,
Chinese, which make up about 90% of the total population. The rest
are Javanese, Bugis, Madurese, and other ethnicities.
The borders of West Kalimantan roughly trace the mountain
ranges surrounding the watershed of the Kapuas River, which drains
most of the province. West Kalimantan is subdivided into two urban
cities (kota) and ten rural regencies (kabupaten). The cities are
Pontianak and Singkawang; the regencies are Sambas, Bengkayang,
Pontianak, Ketapang, Landak, Sanggau, Sekadau, Sintang, Melawi ,
Kapuas Hulu, and the youngest regencies Kayong Utara and Kubu Raya.
About 29 percent of the population lives in the Pontianak area. |
