West Kalimantan Province
Provinsi Kalimantan Barat کاليمانتان بارت 西加里曼丹 | |
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Nickname(s): | |
Motto(s): Akçaya (Sanskrit) (Immortal) | |
![]() Location of Province of West Kalimantan in Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 0°0′N 110°30′E / 0.000°N 110.500°E | |
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Capital | ![]() |
Government | |
• Governor | Cornelis |
• Vice Governor | Christiandy Sanjaya |
Area | |
• Total | 147,307 km2 (56,876 sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 4,546,439 |
• Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic groups | Dayak (32.75%), Malay (29.75%), Chinese (29.21%), Javanese (5.25%), Bugis (0.3%) Others (9.85%)[2] |
• Religion | Islam (51.22%), Roman Catholicism (23.94%), Protestantism (12.38%), Buddhism (12.21%), Confucianism (1.68%), Hinduism (0.06%) |
• Languages | Indonesian (official), Malay (Pontianak Malay, Sambas Malay), Dayak (Iban, Kendayan, Jangkang, Bukar Sadong etc.), Chinese (Hakka, Teochew) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Vehicle registration | KB |
HDI | ![]() |
HDI rank | 28th (2014) |
Website | www.kalbarprov.go.id |
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 | ||||
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religion | percent | |||
Islam | 51.22% | |||
Christianity | 36.32% | |||
Buddhism | 12.21% | |||
Confucianism | 1.68% | |||
Hinduism | 0.06% |