West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan Kalimantan Barat
Province
Province of West Kalimantan
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Provinsi Seribu Sungai (Indonesian) Province of the thousand rivers
Motto(s):  Akçaya (Sanskrit) Imperishable
Location West Kalimantan in Indonesia
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Coordinates: 0°0′N 110°30′E / 0.000°N 110.500°E / 0.000; 110.500
Capital and largest city	Pontianak
Established	1 January 1957
Government
• Body	West Kalimantan Provincial Government
• Governor	Harisson Azroi (Acting)
• Vice Governor	Vacant
Area
• Total	147,037.04 km2 (56,771.32 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd in Indonesia
Highest elevation (Mount Unjukbalui)	1,659 m (5,443 ft)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	5,623,328
• Rank	15th in Indonesia
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	34.93% Dayak 33.84% Malay 9.74% Javanese 8.17% Chinese 6.27% Madurese 3.13% Buginese 3.91% other[2]
• Religion (2021)	60.07% Islam 22.16% Catholicism 11.58% Protestantism 5.85% Buddhism 0.26% Confucianism 0.05% Hinduism
• Languages	Indonesian (official), Bukar Sadong, Hakka, Iban, Kendayan, Jangkang, Pontianak Malay, Sambas Malay, Teochew, etc.
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
ISO 3166 code	ID-KB
GDP (nominal)	2022
- Total[3]	Rp 255.8 trillion (17th) US$ 17.2 billion Int$ 53.8 billion (PPP)
- Per capita[4]	Rp 46.2 million (24th) US$ 3,109 Int$ 9,701 (PPP)
- Growth[5]	5.07%
HDI	0.694 (30th) – medium
Website	kalbarprov.go.id

West Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital and largest city is Pontianak. It is bordered by East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan to the east, the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Java Sea to the south. The province has an area of 147,037 km², and had a population of 4,395,983 at the 2010 Census^[7] and 5,414,390 at the 2020 Census;^[6] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 5,623,328 (comprising 2,887,209 males and 2,736,119 females).^[1] Ethnic groups include the Dayak, Malay, Chinese, Javanese, Bugis, and Madurese. The borders of West Kalimantan roughly trace the mountain ranges surrounding the vast watershed of the Kapuas River, which drains most of the province. The province shares land borders with Central Kalimantan to the southeast, East Kalimantan to the east, and the Malaysian territory of Sarawak to the north.

West Kalimantan is an area that could be dubbed "The Province of a Thousand Rivers". The nickname is aligned with the geographical conditions that have hundreds of large and small rivers that can be and often are navigable. Several major rivers are still the main route for freight to the hinterland, despite road infrastructure now reaching most districts.

Although a small part of West Kalimantan region is seawater, West Kalimantan has dozens of large and small islands (mostly uninhabited) spread along the Karimata Strait and Natuna Sea that borders the province of Riau Islands. The total population in the province, according to the 2010 census totalled 4,395,983 inhabitants^[7] and at the 2020 Census it was 5,414,390,^[6] but by mid 2023 it was officially estimated to have reached 5,623,328.^[1]