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Province in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Photo: Achmad Rabin Taim from Jakarta, Indonesia, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
West Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Barat, abbreviated Kalbar) is a province of Indonesia in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak, located on the equator.
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There are bus services to Pontianak from other cities in Kalimantan, such as Pangkalan Bun, as well as an international service from Kuching.
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Pontianak is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo, and bisected by the Equator. The city is mostly populated by ethnic Chinese, Dayaks and Malays, as well as significant numbers of minorities such as Bugis and Javanese.
Singkawang is a city in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Gunung Palung National Park is in West Kalimantan of Indonesia.
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