Kalimantan
Region in Indonesia
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| August 17 2024 | Scheduled inauguration of Nusantara as the new capital city was planned for Indonesian Independence Day, but the move did not take place due to construction delays. |
| 2023 |
Pulang Pisau Regency
Official population estimate reached 138,119, with 71,789 males and 66,410 females.
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| June 2023 |
East Barito Regency
Official population estimate reached 117,312, with 60,032 males and 57,280 females.
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| June 2023 |
North Barito Regency
Mid-2023 population estimate for the regency was 160,605, with a total of 103 administrative villages (93 rural desa and 10 urban kelurahan).
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| June 2023 |
Gunung Mas Regency
Official population estimate reached 142,835, with 75,066 males and 67,769 females.
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| June 2022 |
Gunung Mas Regency
Mid-year population estimate reached 142,309 residents. Kurun district was identified as the most populous, containing 25.5% of the regency's total population.
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| January 2022 | The People's Consultative Assembly approved the Law on State Capital, confirming the plan to relocate the capital to Kalimantan. |
| 2021 |
Gunung Mas Regency
The Gunung Mas Regency recorded a life expectancy of 70.40 years, which was close to the national average of Indonesia.
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| 2021 |
Gunung Mas Regency
Gunung Mas Regency achieved a total gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of 3,619 billion rupiahs, with agriculture and fisheries emerging as the largest economic sector at 29.24% of the GRDP.
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| 2021 |
Gunung Mas Regency
The regency experienced significant economic growth in the internet and communication sector, with an 18.43% increase, followed by electricity and gas at 15.59%.
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| 2021 |
Gunung Mas Regency
The regency had 15 operating banks and 218 registered cooperatives, representing a 2.83% increase in cooperatives from the previous year.
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| 2021 |
Gunung Mas Regency
Gunung Mas Regency recorded a low unemployment rate of 2.49% and a poverty rate of 4.75%.
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| 2021 |
Gunung Mas Regency
Mihing Raya district emerged as the fastest-growing district, with a population growth rate of 4.67%.
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| March 30 2021 |
North Barito Regency
Haji Muhammad Sidik Airport was officially inaugurated by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi in Trinsing, South Teweh, North Barito Regency.
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| January 9 2021 |
Java Sea
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, a Boeing 737-500 (PK-CLC), crashed near Laki Island shortly after takeoff from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, resulting in the deaths of 50 passengers and 12 crew members.
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| 2020 |
East Barito Regency
Population census showed an increase to 113,229 residents in East Barito Regency.
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| 2020 |
North Barito Regency
By the 2020 Census, North Barito Regency had expanded to nine administrative districts through the splitting of existing districts.
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| 2020 |
Pulang Pisau Regency
Population further increased to 134,499 in the Census.
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| 2020 |
Gunung Mas Regency
Population census further increased to 135,373 inhabitants.
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| 2020 | Population of Kalimantan increased to 23,053,723 according to the Census of Indonesia. |
| 2019 | President Joko Widodo proposed moving Indonesia's capital to Kalimantan, specifically to a new planned city called Nusantara in East Kalimantan. |
| October 29 2018 |
Java Sea
Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, killing all 189 passengers and crew on board.
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| December 28 2014 |
Java Sea
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea while en route from Surabaya to Singapore, resulting in the death of all 162 passengers and crew members.
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| 2013 |
North Barito Regency
A new airport was planned to be built in Muara Teweh, covering 180 hectares with a 2,250-metre long and 30-metre wide runway capable of accommodating wide-body aircraft, intended to replace the existing Beringin Airport.
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| October 25 2012 | North Kalimantan province was split off from East Kalimantan, bringing the total number of Kalimantan provinces to five. |
| 2010 |
East Barito Regency
Population census recorded 97,372 residents in East Barito Regency.
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| 2010 |
North Barito Regency
North Barito Regency consisted of six administrative districts (kecamatan) at the time of the Census.
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| 2010 |
Pulang Pisau Regency
Population increased to 120,062 according to the Census.
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| 2010 |
Gunung Mas Regency
First population census recorded for Gunung Mas Regency, showing a total population of 96,900 across its 12 districts.
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| 2010 |
Gunung Mas Regency
Population census showed an increase to 96,990 inhabitants.
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| 2010 | National census conducted, providing a comprehensive demographic breakdown of ethnic groups across Kalimantan's four provinces (West, Central, South, and North and East Kalimantan). |
| 2010 | Census of Indonesia recorded the population of Kalimantan at 13,772,543 people. |
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