| Kalimantan
Demographic Data
| West
Kalimantan |
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| Population: |
3.9 million |
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| Capital: |
Pontianak
- Population: 380,000 |
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| Ethnic
Groups: |
Mainly
Dayaks, Chinese, Malays, Madurese |
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| Central
Kalimantan |
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| Population: |
1,6
million |
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| Capital: |
Palangkaraya |
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| Ethnic
Groups: |
Mainly
Dayaks, Chinese, Malays, Madurese,
Ngaju, Siang, Dayak Ot Danum, Dayak Ma'anyan, Dayak Dusun, Dayak
Tamuan, etc. |
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| South
Kalimantan |
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| Population: |
2.9
million |
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| Capital: |
Banjarmasin |
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| Ethnic
Groups: |
Banjars,
Javanese, Maduranese, Bugese, Chinese, Dayaks and Arabs |
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East
Kalimantan
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| Population: |
2.3
million |
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| Capital: |
Samarinda |
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| Ethnic
Groups: |
Banjarese,
Kutainese, Dayaks and Chinese |
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General
Information
Religion:
Official: Islam
Other: Christians, Buddhists, Hindu and various indigenous traditional
beliefs.
Language:
Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese dialects, several other local dialects.
Time:
Kalimantan is eight hours ahead of GMT time.
| Climate: |
Tropical |
| Average
temperatures: |
between
23 and 31 degrees C. |
| Rainy
season: |
November
to February. |
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| Working hours: |
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| Businesses: |
9:00
am - 5:00 pm |
Monday
to Friday. |
| Banks: |
9:30
am - 3:30 pm,
half day on Saturdays. |
| Shops: |
varying,
some are open until 9:00 pm |
Currency:
Indonesian Rupiah.
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