East Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census,3.42 million at the 2015 census,and 3.766 million at the 2020 census;the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 3,859,783. Its capital is the city of Samarinda.
Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport,formerly named as Sepinggan Airport,is an international airport serving the city of Balikpapan and adjacent areas of East Kalimantan,located in Kalimantan,Indonesia. The airport began its new operational phase on 6 August 1997,with a new building and runway structure,replacing the old structure on the same site. The airport is operated by PT. Angkasa Pura I,which has an area of 300 hectares.
Tarakan is an island and co-extensively the sole city within the newly established Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. The island city is located in northern Borneo,midway along the coast of the province. The city boundaries are co-extensive with the island. Once a major oil-producing region during the colonial period,Tarakan had great strategic importance during the Pacific War and was among the first Japanese targets early in the conflict. It is the sole city within the newly established Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. According to Statistics Indonesia,the city had a population of 193,370 at the 2010 Census and 242,786 inhabitants at the 2020 Census;the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 248,972 (comprising 128,895 males and 120,077 females.
Malay Indonesians are ethnic Malays living throughout Indonesia. They are one of the indigenous peoples of the country. Indonesian,the national language of Indonesia,is a standardized form of Riau Malay. There were numerous kingdoms associated with the Indonesian Malays along with other ethnicities in what is now Indonesia,mainly on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. These included Srivijaya,the Melayu Kingdom,Dharmasraya,the Sultanate of Deli,the Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura,the Riau-Lingga Sultanate,the Sultanate of Bulungan,Pontianak Sultanate,and the Sultanate of Sambas. The 2010 census states that there are 8 million Malays in Indonesia;this number comes from the classification of Malays in East Sumatra and the coast of Kalimantan which is recognized by the Indonesian government. This classification is different from the Malaysia and Singapore census which includes all ethnic Muslims from the Indonesian archipelago as Malays.
The Kayan River is a river of Borneo island,flowing in the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia,about 1600 km northeast of the capital Jakarta. Tributaries include the Bahau River.
North Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Kalimantan,the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. North Kalimantan borders the Malaysian states of Sabah to the north and Sarawak to the west,and by the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan to the south. Tanjung Selor serves as the capital of the province,while Tarakan is the largest city and the financial centre.
The Sultanate of Bulungan was a princely state of Indonesia located in the then existing Bulungan Regency in the east of the island of Borneo. Its territory spanned the eastern shores of North Kalimantan and Tawau,Malaysia.
The Cikopo–Palimanan Toll Road is a toll road that connects Cikopo with Palimanan in the province of West Java,Indonesia. Being a part of the Trans-Java Toll Road,it was opened on 13 June 2015. At 116 kilometres (72 mi) in length,it is the longest toll road in Java. The toll road is also 40 kilometres (25 mi) shorter than the traditional North Coastal Road of West Java.
The Trans-Java Toll Road is a tolled expressway network that runs from Port of Merak in Cilegon,the main link between the island of Sumatra and Java,to Banyuwangi,the eastern end of the island in Indonesia and the main link between the island of Java and Bali. It mainly runs through the northern coast of the island,except for the section between Semarang and Surabaya,where it runs through the centre and south of the island. It runs through five of the six provinces on the island of Java,connecting the major cities of Jakarta,Cirebon,Semarang,Solo,and Surabaya. The toll road is the land transportation backbone of the island and is the most important toll road network of the country. The toll road has a total length of 1,167 kilometres (725 mi).
Malinau Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 from the western districts of Bulungan Regency. The administrative centre is the town of Malinau. The regency is home to the Kayan Mentarang National Park. It covers an area of 38,973.56 km2,and had a population of 62,423 at the 2010 Census and 82,510 at the 2020 Census;the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 85,316. It is the regency with the largest area in the province,as well as the least densely populated. Other than that,Malinau is the only regency in North Kalimantan that is predominantly Protestant and the second most-developed region in North Kalimantan after Tarakan in terms of Human Development Index.
Tana Tidung Regency is a regency within the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. It is Indonesia's least populous regency,with 25,584 inhabitants recorded in the 2020 census;the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 27,571. Its regency seat is the town of Tideng Pale,in Sesayap District,where 11,280 of the regency's population lived in mid 2022.
Tanjung Selor is the capital of both the North Kalimantan province in Indonesia,and of the Bulungan Regency. It is among provincial capitals in Indonesia that as of 2021 does not yet have city status,together with Mamuju in West Sulawesi,Sofifi in North Maluku,Nabire in Central Papua,Wamena in Highland Papua,Merauke in South Papua,and Manokwari in West Papua. The district has an area of 677.77 km2 and had a population of 39,439 at the 2010 Census and 56,569 at the 2020 Census.
Malinau Kota is a district and the regency seat of Malinau Regency in North Kalimantan province. The town is the economic center of the regency,largest town in the regency,and serves as a gateway for interior towns and villages around the Heart of Borneo especially neighbouring Krayan region in Nunukan Regency. It had a population of 27,736 in mid 2022.
Balikpapan–Samarinda Toll Road or Balsam Toll Road is an expressway which is constructed to connect Balikpapan with Samarinda of East Kalimantan,Indonesia as well as the proposed new capital city of the country.
Tanjung Priok Access Toll Road is a toll road that provides direct access to or from Tanjung Priok Port,which is part of Jakarta Outer Ring Road 2 road network in Jakarta,Indonesia. This 11.4 km highway is part of the Jabodetabek toll road network system connected to the Jakarta Outer Ring Road and Jakarta Inner Ring Road. The toll road was inaugurated on 15 April 2017.
A gubernatorial election was held across the province of North Kalimantan on 8 December 2015,to elect the province's governor for the 2016-2021 five-year term. There were two pairs contesting the election,and Irianto Lambrie who had previously taken a temporary post as the province's governor defeated former Tarakan mayor Jusuf Serang Kasim.
Nusantara,officially known as the Capital City of Nusantara,is the future capital of Indonesia,scheduled to be inaugurated on 17 August 2024,coinciding with Indonesian Independence Day. Nusantara will replace Jakarta as the national capital,a position the latter city has held since the country's independence in 1945.
North Kalimantan is an electoral district in Indonesia. The electoral district encompasses of North Kalimantan at large.
