Ketapang or ''Tau-pang'' in Teochew is the capital city of Ketapang Regency (''Kabupaten Ketapang''), one of the regencies of

West Kalimantan West Kalimantan ( id, 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 city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307&nbs ...

province on the island of

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. Ketapang city is located at and is a small city on the delta of the Pawan River. Ketapang is served by the Ketapang Airport (Rahadi Osman Airport).

History

Ketapang is named from the local Malay name for ketapang tree (''

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''). In 1936, Ketapang regency became one of the Afdeling (district in Dutch) in Keresidenan Kalimantan Barat (Residentis Western Afdeling van Borneo). In 1956, Ketapang regency became an autonomous regency in

province, and led by a regent (bupati).

Administration

In formal Indonesian administrative subdivision, Ketapang is not a city. The name of Ketapang is only referred for Ketapang Regency. Although there is no exact border of the city, most of the government offices and the central of business of Ketapang Regency are located in Delta Pawan

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(Kecamatan Delta Pawan) and because of that the district is considered as the capital of the regency. The district itself is located on the delta of the Pawan River.

Economy

The main industries consists in the production of

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and wood. And also there are some mining like alumina,

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sand and

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(Batu Galena)

Education

There are 37 high schools operated by state, private and religious institutions. The city has a polytechnic (Politeknik Ketapang, opened in 2008) and an Open University (Universitas Terbuka).

Health

The three hospitals located in the city are RSUD Dr. Agoesdjam (public hospital), RS Fatima (private hospital), and RS Permata Bunda (private hospital).

Demographics

Ketapang is a multicultural city. It has a large population of Chinese. Madurese and Javanese are significant minorities, in terms of size. Most Chinese residents in Ketapang are of either Teochew or

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...

descent with Teochew being the majority. Because of this, Teochew is the main dialect used among Chinese residents in Ketapang. The native Indonesians living there are mainly of Malay and Dayak descent. In regards to speech, most citizens of Ketapang incorporate a type of Malay accent in their Indonesian, which is somewhat similar to that used in

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Transportation

Ketapang is served by the Ketapang Airport (Rahadi Osman Airport). The airport has some connecting flights to

Pontianak Pontianak or Khuntien is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, founded first as a trading port on the island of Borneo, occupying an area of 118.31 km2 in the delta of the Kapuas River at a point where it is joined ...

and

Semarang Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today ...

via Pangkalan Bun. Since February 2011, Ketapang also has direct flight to

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, by

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.Aviastar Airlines
/ref> Aviastar stopped the service in 2018. Ketapang can also be reached via ship from

(a six-hour speedboat ride, departing Pontianak daily at 6 am). The ship also stopped the service in 2018. But there are some ship from Teluk Melano, 2 hours drive from Ketapang and home pick-up included, to

every day. Pontianak's airport serves flights to

. By 2019, it is possible to drive to Pontianak by car in about 12 hours passing Trans-Kalimantan road.

Main sights

* Gunung Palung National Park, a rainforest park that can be reached from Ketapang. It was once wholly part of Ketapang regency, but now only a small part is, the rest in the regency that is named

Kayong Utara North Kayong Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 4,568.26 km2, and had a population of 95,594 at the 2010 Census and 126,571 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 128,009. The ...

or North Kayong (created 2007). Kayong is the nickname of Ketapang. * Pematang Gadung, The Peat Forest, the home of wild

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. * Kelenteng Tua Pek Kong (大伯公), a Chinese

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. * Tugu Ale-ale. Ale-ale is a kind of shell. *Beaches in Ketapang include Sungai Jawi beach (10 km from the city), Tanjung Batu beach (35 km), and Pulau Datok beach (80 km). * Makam Raja-Raja Tanjungpura ( Tanjungpura Royal Cemetery), 3 hour from Ketapang city, by motorcycle and small boat that carries motorcycle through a section of road that is flooded. The flooded section is being repaired in 2019.

Notable people

Daud Yordan Daud "Cino" Yordan (born 10 June 1987) is an Indonesian professional boxer and former IBO Featherweight and Lightweight Champion. Early life and family Yordan was born in Ketapang, West Borneo, Indonesia on 10 June 1987. He is the fifth child ...

, boxer. *

Hamzah Haz Hamzah Haz (born 15 February 1940) is an Indonesian politician who served as vice president of Indonesia from 2001 until 2004, under President Megawati Sukarnoputri. He previously held the positions of Minister of Investment and Coordinating M ...

, a former Indonesian vice President, born in Ketapang.

Villages

* Pematang Gadung

References

External links

*
Official website

Local news

http://www.savegporangutans.org (Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program)
Aviastar Airlines - Direct from Jakarta to Ketapang

Sights and Sounds of Ketapang Blog
* http://biodiversityofpematanggadung.blogspot.com/ * http://ketapangcityku.blogspot.com/2012/07/makam-raja-tanjungpura-ketapang.html * http://visit-ketapang.weebly.com/tanjungpura-kingdom.html * Go West Kalimantan http://www.goarchi.com/archo/provinces/w-kalim/w-kalimtour.html * Kalimantan as a Tourism Destination http://www.extremeborneo.com/Kalimantan_Destinations.html * http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+kingdom+of+Ulu+are+in+Borneo's+history%3A+a+comment.+(Research...-a093792581 {{Authority control Ketapang, Populated places in West Kalimantan Port cities and towns in Indonesia Regency seats of West Kalimantan