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Maratua Island shoreline. The Derawan Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Derawan) are in the province of East Kalimantan in Indonesia.They consist of 31 islands, most well known among these are the islands of Derawan, Kakaban, Maratua, and Sangalaki.
The Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat Karst is a karstique area in Sub Kelay, Biatan, Talisayan, Batu Putih, and Biduk-biduk Berau districts of East Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It covers an area of 105,000 hectares, including the Mangkalihat Peninsula .
Peat swamp forests occur where waterlogged soils prevent dead leaves and wood from fully decomposing, which over time creates thick layer of acidic peat.The peat swamp forests on Borneo occur in the Indonesian state of Kalimantan, the Malaysian state of Sarawak and in the Belait District of Brunei on coastal lowlands, built up behind the brackish mangrove forests and bounded by the Borneo ...
The Seruyan Regency Government was established based on Law Number 5 of 2002 concerning the Establishment of 8 new regencies in Central Kalimantan Province - Katingan Regency, Seruyan Regency, Sukamara Regency, Lamandau Regency, Gunung Mas Regency, Pulang Pisau Regency, Murung Raya Regency and East Barito Regency, which were inaugurated by the ...
They may have originated from along the Kayan river in the North Kalimantan province of Borneo. They live along the upper Kayan and the middle Kapuas and Mahakam rivers. [ 4 ] They seem to have expanded to the south in Sarawak in historic times, generating some conflicts with the Iban that were expanding north at the same time. [ 4 ]
In terms of religious adherence, Gunung Mas Regency is the only regency in Central Kalimantan with predominant Christian population. Almost 68% of the population nominally claimed as Christians which consist of 65% claimed as Protestants and roughly 2% claimed as Roman Catholics. Islam comes the second after Christianity with only 20%. And the ...
Lamandau River (Indonesian: Sungai Lamandau) is a river of Kalimantan, southern-central Borneo, Indonesia. [1] [2] Downstream after passing the village of Nanga Bulik it becomes the Kotawaringin River. [3] The ancient town of Kotawaringin is located in the valley formed by the river and its tributary along with gold and gemstone mining areas.
Pangkalan Bun is the capital of West Kotawaringin Regency in Central Kalimantan Province, on Borneo, Indonesia. It is an agglomeration of eight towns ( kelurahan ), all of which are part of South Arut District ( kecamatan Arut Selatan ), with a combined population of 105,514 in mid 2023. [ 1 ]