Central Kalimantan Province

Central Kalimantan

 

   Central Kalimantan  is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangkaraya and in 2010 its population was over 2.2 million,  while the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 2,368,654.

A. HISTORY

     

    In 1957 South Kalimantan was divided to provide the Dayak population with greater autonomy from the Muslim population in the province. The change was approved by the Indonesian Government on 23 May 1957 under Presidential Law No. 10 Year 1957, which declared Central Kalimantan the seventeenth province of Indonesia. President Sukarno appointed the Dayak-born national hero Tjilik Riwut as the first Governor and Palangkaraya the provincial capital.

B. GOVERNTMENT                                                                                 

            

     Governor : Sugianto Sabran

     Vice Governor : Said Ismail

C. GEOGHRAPHY

    

  Central Kalimantan is the third largest Indonesian province by area with a size of 153,564.5 km2, about 1.5 times the size of the island of Java. It is bordered by West Kalimantan and East Kalimantan provinces to the north, by the Java Sea to the south, by South Kalimantan and East Kalimantan provinces to the east, and by West Kalimantan province to west.

  The Schwaner Mountains stretch from the north-east of the province to the south-west, 80% of which is covered in dense forest, peatland swamps, mangroves, rivers, and traditional agriculture land. Highland areas in the north-east are remote and not easily accessible. Non-volcanic mounts are scattered in this area including Kengkabang, Samiajang, Liang Pahang and Ulu Gedang.

The centre of the province is covered with tropical forest, which produces rattan, resin and valuable timber such as Ulin and Meranti. The southern lowlands are dominated by peatland swamps that intersect with many rivers. Sabangau National Park is a protected peatland area internationally acknowledged as sanctuary for the endangered Orangutan. Recently the peat swamp forests have been damaged by the Mega Rice Project, which unsuccessfully sought to turn large areas into rice paddies. 

D. DEMOGHRAPHY

    

    Area : 150 million km

    Population : 2 million

       a. Ethnic Group ( Dayak, Bugis, Batak, Sundanese, Balinese, and all other ).

       b. Religion ( Islam, Protestantism, Catholic, Hinduism, Budhist, and Konghucu ).

       c. Languages ( Indonesia, Malay, Batak, etc ).

E. UNIQUE

      The Central Kalimantan has some uniques, included :

   1.1    First, the Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan has unique fauna and flora                      biodersity

   1,2   Second, Dayak Tribe known as " Rumah Betang ''. In Rumah Betang has unique                                  culture

   1,3   Third, Central Kalimantan has some batik and that's one of unique art.

          

  QUESTION !

1. What is the capital of Central Kalimantan Province ?

   a. Banjarmasin

   b. Medan

   c. Pontianak

   d. Samarinda

   e. Palangkaraya

2.  Mention the laws that inaugurate that Central Kalimantan has become a province in Indonesia !

a. Presidential Law No. 10 Year 1956

b. Presidential Law No. 11 Year 1957

c. Presidential Law No. 10 Year 1957

d. Presidential Law No. 12 Year 1957

e. Presidential Law No. 11 Year 1956

3. The Central Kalimantan has some Non-volcanic Mounts, including :

a. Kerangkabang, Ulu Gedang, and Samiajang

b. Ulu Gedang, Bukit Raya, and Samiajang

  c. Panjang, Bukit Raya, and Kerinci

  d. Samiajang, Panjang, and Liang Pahang

  e. Liang Pahang, Bukit Raya, and Ulu Gedang

4. In Central Kalimantan the religion held by the community is, except

a. Islam

b. Buddha

c. Ateis

d. Hindu

e. Protestan

5. The Central Kalimantan have some unique place, one of them is Sebangau National Park. The Sebangau National Park is place for protect animal. The animal refers to..

a. Rhinoceros

b. Elephant

  c. Parrots

d. Anoa

e. Orang Utan