Sunday, April 18, 2010

Kalimantan

1.4 Kalimantan

Kalimantan
In English, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo,[1] while in Indonesian, the term "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo.[1] The Indonesian territory makes up 73 percent of the island by area, and 70 percent (12,000,000) by population. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are of Brunei (609,000) and East Malaysia (6,000,000). The region is also known as Indonesian Borneo.
Kalimantan is divided into four provinces:
East Kalimantan 210,985 sq km / 81,461 sq miles
South Kalimantan 36,535 sq km / 14,106 sq miles
West Kalimantan 146,807 sq km / 56,682 sq miles
Central Kalimantan 36,535 sq km / 14,106 sq miles
Total area: 547,891 sq km / 211,540 sq miles [2]

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