Kalimantan Demographic Data


West Kalimantan
 
Population: 3.9 million
 
Capital: Pontianak - Population: 380,000
 
Ethnic Groups: Mainly Dayaks, Chinese, Malays, Madurese
 

 

Central Kalimantan
 
Population: 1,6 million
 
Capital: Palangkaraya
 
Ethnic Groups: Mainly Dayaks, Chinese, Malays, Madurese, Ngaju, Siang, Dayak Ot Danum, Dayak Ma'anyan, Dayak Dusun, Dayak Tamuan, etc. 
 

 

South Kalimantan
 
Population: 2.9 million
 
Capital: Banjarmasin
 
Ethnic Groups: Banjars, Javanese, Maduranese, Bugese, Chinese, Dayaks and Arabs
 

 

East Kalimantan

 
Population: 2.3 million
 
Capital: Samarinda
 
Ethnic Groups: Banjarese, Kutainese, Dayaks and Chinese
 


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.
 
Working hours:
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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