West
Kalimantan
West Kalimantan is one of Indonesia Province, which
has cope building in reach the aspiration for the
shake of prosperity of it public. This region unfold
northerly straight to south along the length of
more than 600 km and about 850 km from west easterly,
broadly regional 146807 km (7,53 percentage of Indonesia
wide or 1,13 wide Java island) and become the fourth
widest Province after Irian, East Kalimantan and
Central Kalimantan.
West
Kalimantan area is as one of area, which common
called as "A Thousand Rivers" province.
This nickname is suitable with its geographical
condition, which has hundreds great and small
rivers and is often navigated. Some great rivers
till now, is still be a main line for hinterland
transportation, although land road infrastructure
have been able to reach most of district, although
partly small of West Kalimanta regions are water
territory went out to sea, however West Kalimanatan
has tens of big and small island (partly not dweller),
which spread over along the length of Karimata
Strait and Natuna Sea that is abutting on Riau
Province region, Sumatera.
West
Kalimantan Resident embraces various religions,
like Islam, Catholic, Protestant, Buddha, Hindu
and believe follower to the one supreme God. Most
of West Kalimantan resident works in agricultural
sector, plantation, fishery and commerce.
West
Kalimantan Province is formed based on the constitution
Number 25 in 1956 determined that West Kalimantan
region as autonomous area province with its capital
in Pontianak and because the constitution applied
since 1 Januaries 1957, hence the West Kalimantan
Province anniversary is commemorated on that date.
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