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This article is about the region of Indonesia. For the C. S. Godshalk novel, see Kalimantaan.

Kalimantan is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. It occupies the central and southern regions of the island.

Administration

Kalimantan is divided into four provinces:

  • Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah), south of Kalimantan, with capital Palangkaraya
  • East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur), northeast of Kalimantan, with capital Samarinda
  • South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan), southeast of Kalimantan, with capital Banjarmasin
  • West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat), west of Kalimantan, with capital Pontianak

Demographics

The indigenous populations of Kalimantan are divided into Dayaks, Malays (particularly in West Kalimantan and along coastal lines), and Banjarese-Malay (in South Kalimantan). There are also many migrants from other parts such as Buginese, Javanese, Madurese and Chinese who concentrated in West Kalimantan.

There was a war in the region between the indigenous Dayaks, who follow Kaharingan Hinduism, and Madurese immigrants, who were moved here as part of a government transmigration program that operated, in various forms, from 1905 until 2001. The Dayak fighters are known for their ferocious tactics, such as the beheading and mutilation of their victims.

In the past, Dayaks who converted to Islam were considered Malay or Banjar. They then moved from their ancestral homeland into the riverside. One of the group is called "Senganan" who lives along Kapuas river in Sanggau, West Kalimantan. But recently, there is an increasing pride



among Muslims of Dayak descendants to consider themselves Dayak again.

The Dayaks whose religion is mainly Islam and who retained their Dayak identity are Bakumpai who can be found in South Kalimantan and along Mahakam river, East Kalimantan, as well as Lamandau in Central Kalimantan.

History

The Indonesian Confrontation was a border conflict over the disputed island of Borneo, between British-backed Malaysia and Indonesia in 1962-1966.


  Provinces of Indonesia
Sumatra (Sumatera)
DI Aceh | North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) | West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) | Bengkulu | Riau | Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) | Jambi | South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) | Lampung | Bangka-Belitung
Java (Jawa)
DKI Jaya | West Java (Jawa Barat) | Banten | Central Java (Jawa Tengah) | DI Yogyakarta | East Java (Jawa Timur)
Kalimantan
West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) | Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) | South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) | East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur)
The Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara)
Bali | West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) | East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
Sulawesi
West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) | North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) | Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) | South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) | South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) | Gorontalo
The Maluku Islands and New Guinea (Irian)
Maluku | North Maluku (Maluku Utara) | West Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat) | Papua
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