Dwikora Harbour ( Indonesian: Pelabuhan Dwikora) is the main harbour of Pontianak. It is located at the edge of Kapuas River in Pontianak central area. Its location is also near to Pontianak Mayor Office.
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The Kuntilanak, also called Pontianak, is a mythological creature in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is similar to Langsuir in other Southeast Asia regions. The Pontianak usually takes the form of a pregnant woman who is unable to give birth to a child. Alternatively, it is often described as a vampiric, vengeful female spirit. Another form of the Pontianak refers to the ghost or white lady of Southeast Asian folklore.
West Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307 km2, and had a population of 4,395,983 at the 2010 Census and 5,414,390 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 5,541,376. Ethnic groups include the Dayak, Malay, Chinese, Javanese, Bugis, and Madurese. The borders of West Kalimantan roughly trace the mountain ranges surrounding the vast watershed of the Kapuas River, which drains most of the province. The province shares land borders with Central Kalimantan to the southeast, East Kalimantan to the east, and the Malaysian territory of Sarawak to the north.
Pontianak or Khuntien is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, founded first as a trading port on the island of Borneo, occupying an area of 118.32 km2 in the delta of the Kapuas River, at a point where it is joined by its major tributary, the Landak River. The city is on the equator, hence it is widely known as Kota Khatulistiwa. The city center is less than 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the equator. Pontianak is the 26th most populous city in Indonesia, and the fifth most populous city on the island of Borneo (Kalimantan) after Samarinda, Balikpapan, Kuching, and Banjarmasin. It had a population of 658,685 at the 2020 Census within the city limits, with significant suburbs outside those limits. The official estimate as at mid 2022 was 669,795.
Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam, also known as Pontianak Scent of the Tuber Rose or Fragrant Night Vampire, is a 2004 Malaysian Malay-language horror film directed and written by Shuhaimi Baba. The storyline of the film is a restless female ghost wants to avenge her death.
Supadio International Airport, formerly known as Sei Durian Airport or Sungai Durian Airport, is an international airport located 17 km from Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The airport is managed by PT. Angkasa Pura II, and takes up 528 ha. The airport serves as the main point of entry to West Kalimantan. The airport serves domestic flights to and from several cities and towns in Indonesia and some limited flights to Kuching and Kuala Lumpur in the neighboring Malaysia. The airport was named the best airport in Asia-Pacific in 2020 by Airports Council International.
The Ibanic languages are a branch of the Malayic languages indigenous to western Borneo. They are spoken by the Ibans and related groups in East Malaysia and the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. Other Dayak languages, called Land Dayak, which are not Ibanic, are found in the northwest corner of Kalimantan, between Ibanic and non-Ibanic Malayic languages such as Kendayan and the Malay dialects of Sarawak and Pontianak.
Pontianak Kota is a district (Indonesian:kecamatan) of the city of Pontianak. It lies on the south bank of the Kapuas Besar River and covers an area of 15.98 km2. It had a population of 110,111 at the 2010 census; the latest official estimate of population is 1227,700. This is the location of Pontianak's main civic administrative offices.
The Pontianak Sultanate was an Islamic Malay state that existed on the western coast of the island of Borneo from the late 18th century until its disestablishment in 1950. The Sultanate was located at the mouth of the Kapuas river in what is today the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, and the Sultan's residential palace was situated in what later grew to become the modern-day Indonesian city of Pontianak.
Tanjungpura University or UNTAN is a public university in the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Pontianak, commonly known as Persipon Pontianak, or Persipon, is an Indonesian football club based in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. They play in Liga 3.
Haji (Aji) is a Malayic language spoken on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. A third of the vocabulary is derived from Lampung.
Pontianak Malay is a Malayan language spoken in Pontianak, Indonesia and the surrounding area.
Jami Mosque of Pontianak, also known as Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman Mosque, is the oldest mosque of Pontianak, in Kalimantan, Indonesia. The large wooden mosque, together with the royal palace of Kraton Kadriyah, was among the first buildings constructed in the city following the establishment of Pontianak in 1771.
Sutarmidji is an Indonesian politician and academician who is the 9th governor of West Kalimantan and formerly the mayor of its capital, Pontianak.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia was a title given to a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of between 1947 and 1966. The deputy prime minister served as acting prime minister in the absence of the Prime Minister of Indonesia. This position was abolished in 1966.
KRI Teluk Penyu (513) is the second Teluk Semangka-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.
Gabungan Sepakabola Indonesia Sambas or Gabsis is an Indonesian football team based in Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan. They currently competes in Liga 3.
The Mempawah Kingdom, also known as the Mempawah Sultanate, was an Islamic Dayak kingdom located in a territory now known as the Mempawah Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The name Mempawah is taken from the term "Mempauh", which is the name of a tree that grows in the upper reaches of the river, also known as the Mempawah River. In its development, Mempawah became known as the name of one of the kingdoms and sultanates that developed in West Borneo. The history of Mempawah is divided into two periods, namely the Dayak kingdom based on Hindu teachings and the period of Islamic influence.