Central Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. It is bordered by West Kalimantan to the west, South Kalimantan and East Kalimantan to the east, Java Sea to the south and is separated narrowly from North Kalimantan and Malaysia by East Kalimantan's Mahakam Ulu Regency. Its provincial capital is Palangka Raya and in 2010 its population was over 2.2 million, while the 2020 Census showed a total of almost 2.67 million; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 2,741,075 (comprising 1,420,900 males and 1,320,200 females).
Central Kalimantan
Kalimantan Tengah | |
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Province | |
| Province of Central Kalimantan | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Bumi Tambun Bungai | |
| Motto(s): Isen Mulang (Ngaju) Persistent | |
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| Coordinates: 2°13′S 113°55′E | |
| Founded | 2 July 1958 |
| Capital and largest city | Palangka Raya |
| Government | |
| • Body | Central Kalimantan Provincial Government |
| • Governor | Sugianto Sabran |
| • Vice Governor | Edy Pratowo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 153,443.91 km2 (59,245.02 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Highest elevation (Mount Raya) | 2,300 m (7,546 ft) |
| Population (mid 2022 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 2,741,075 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | 46% Dayak 22% Javanese 21% Banjarese 3.9% Malay 1.9% Madurese 4.8% other |
| • Religion (2021) | 74.11% Islam 16.67% Protestant 5.84% Hindu/Kaharingan 3.23% Catholic 0.11% Buddhism 0.1% other |
| • Languages | Indonesian (official) Dayak Banjar Chinese (Hakka and Teochew) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Western Indonesian Time) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 |
| - Total | Rp 199.9 trillion (21st) US$ 13.5 billion Int$ 42.0 billion (PPP) |
| - Per capita | Rp 72.9 million (9th) US$ 4,913 Int$ 15,329 (PPP) |
| - Growth | 6.45% |
| HDI | 0.722 (9th) – high |
| Website | kalteng.go.id |
The population growth rate was almost 3.0% per annum between 1990 and 2000, one of the highest provincial growth rates in Indonesia during that time; in the subsequent decade to 2010 the average annual growth rate slowed markedly to around 1.8%, but it rose again in the decade beginning 2010. More than is the case in other province in the region, Central Kalimantan is populated by the Dayaks, the indigenous inhabitants of Borneo.