As a major producer of oil and timber, East Kalimantan is currently the most advanced industrial provinces in Indonesia. Oil, mining, and timber brought prosperity to the province.
The travelers who have a lot to go places they can find adventure here to be visited various awesome place. If you want comfort then this is where you will feel at home because this area is already developed modern.
East Kalimantan Province is one of four provinces in Kalimantan. The province borders with Malaysia, namely the State of Sabah and Sarawak, East Malaysia.
East Kalimantan has diverse attractions, both natural tourism, ecotourism, cultural tourism. Nature in this area which include the beauty of the sea and the mountains of the sprawling, rivers, dense tropical jungle tours, with flaora species diversity and wild fauna, such as those found in Kutai National Park.
In East Kalimantan grew about 1000-189.000 plant species include the black orchid flowers can reach the price per-Rp500,000 - 1,000,000.
ENTRANCE
Balikpapan is the entrance to East Kalimantan. Balikpapan can be reached by direct flights from Jakarta, Manado, Surabaya and Tarakan.
HISTORY
Before the entry of the tribes of Sarawak tribes and immigrants from outside the island, the area is very sparsely populated. Before the arrival of the Dutch, there are several kingdoms in East Kalimantan, among which are the Kutai Kingdom (Hindu), Sultanate Kutai ing Martadipura, Sand Sultanate, the Sultanate of Bulungan.
Kutai kingdom is patterned Hindu kingdom of India established since the 4th century. The kingdom was then converted to Islam and became the empire. Mid 19th century, the Dutch managed to colonize East Kalimantan, which followed the uprising and protests from local residents.
Mid 20th century, the Dutch handed over power to the Japanese, and formed a political party. When Japan was defeated in World War II, the Netherlands seeks to create puppet states, one of which is located in East Kalimantan. In 1950, the people managed to repel the Netherlands.
Previous East Kalimantan is one of the residency of Kalimantan. In accordance with the aspirations of the people, since 1956 the region divided into three provinces, namely East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and West Kalimantan.
CULINARY
The seafood is worth to taste when you are here. Because the majority of the population are Muslims so many restaurants here offer halal food.
A variety of Chinese food can be enjoyed at an affordable price.
SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Native of East Kalimantan consists of three major parts: Dayaks, Kutai and Banjar. In addition there are also ethnic outsiders, such as Bugis, Javanese, and Makassar. Javanese and Bugis language are two of many regional languages used by the people of East Kalimantan. Bugis many inhabit Borneo, Samarinda, Sengata and Bontang. While many tribes inhabiting Java Samarinda and Balikpapan.
Dayak tribe or mountain people, the They want to be known by names such as Iban tribe, Funan and Banuaq. These tribes lived in longhouses in a large family called Lamin or Limaq Daru.
Regional languages in East Kalimantan is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian clump. Among these are Tidung language, Bahasa Banjar, Berau English, Bahasa Kutai, and Lun Bawang language.
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