West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia.[3] It is one of five Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307 square kilometres (56,876 sq mi) with a recorded 2010 census population of 4,395,983.[4] The latest official population estimate (as of January 2014) is 4,546,439.

Religion in West Kalimantan
religion percent
Islam
 
 51.22%
Christianity
 
 36.32%
Buddhism
 
 12.21%
Confucianism
 
 1.68%
Hinduism
 
 0.06%
West Kalimantan Province
Provinsi Kalimantan Barat
کاليمانتان بارت
西加里曼丹
Province
Flag of West Kalimantan Province
Flag
Official seal of West Kalimantan Province
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Provinsi Seribu Sungai[1]
Province of Thousand Rivers
Motto(s): 
Akçaya (Sanskrit)
(Immortal)
Location of Province of West Kalimantan in Indonesia
Location of Province of West Kalimantan in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°0′N 110°30′E
Country Indonesia
Capital Pontianak
Government
 • GovernorCornelis
 • Vice GovernorChristiandy Sanjaya
Area
 • Total147,307 km2 (56,876 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd
Population
 (2014)
 • Total4,546,439
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groupsDayak (32.75%), Malay (29.75%), Chinese (29.21%), Javanese (5.25%), Bugis (0.3%) Others (9.85%)[2]
 • ReligionIslam (51.22%), Roman Catholicism (23.94%), Protestantism (12.38%), Buddhism (12.21%), Confucianism (1.68%), Hinduism (0.06%)
 • LanguagesIndonesian (official), Malay (Pontianak Malay, Sambas Malay), Dayak (Iban, Kendayan, Jangkang, Bukar Sadong etc.), Chinese (Hakka, Teochew)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Vehicle registrationKB
HDIDecrease 0.648 (Low)
HDI rank28th (2014)
Websitewww.kalbarprov.go.id

References
  1. "West Kalimantan Provincial Government". Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  2. Overcoming Violent Conflict: Volume 1, Peace and Development Analysis in West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and Madura. Prevention and Recovery Unit – United Nations Development Programme, LabSosio and BAPPENAS. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  3. "Province of West Kalimantan, Indonesia (1995)". Guangdong Provincial People's Government Foreign Affairs Office. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  4. "West Kalimantan - Population". Knoema. Retrieved February 6, 2017.

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