South Kalimantan

South Kalimantan is a province in Indonesia, located in the Kalimantan region of Borneo. It's the smallest province in this area. The capital was Banjarmasin until February 15, 2022, when it legally moved to Banjarbaru. About 4.18 million people lived there in mid-2022. The province is surrounded by the Makassar Strait to the east, Central Kalimantan to the west and north, the Java Sea to the south, and East Kalimantan to the north. It includes Pulau Laut, an island off the eastern coast of Kalimantan. South Kalimantan is the cultural center of the Banjarese people, the traditional inhabitants, and also home to other groups like the Dayaks and Javanese who migrated due to historical programs.^[1]

In the past, South Kalimantan was part of local kingdoms and later became tributes to the Sultanate of Mataram in the 17th century. It was then colonized by the Dutch East Indies and the Japanese Empire until Indonesia gained independence in 1945. South Kalimantan is often called the Land of Lambung Mangkurat, named after the second king of the Kingdom of Dipa, an early precursor to the Banjar Sultanate.^[2]

1. ↑ Agency, ANTARA News. "Banjarbaru resmi ibukota Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan". ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
2. ↑ Notosusanto, Marwati Djoened, Poesponegoro, Nugroho (2008). Sejarah Nasional Indonesia Jilid 3: Zaman Pertumbuhan & Perkembangan Kerajaan Islam di Indonesia (in Indonesian). Balai Pustaka (Persero), PT. ISBN 978-979-407-409-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)