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2019 Penajam Riots
The 2019 Penajam riots were an incident that occurred on 16 October 2019 when a group of people burned down houses and public facilities in the town of Penajam, Penajam North Paser Regency, East Kalimantan. Background The riot originated from an assault and stabbing case at Nipah-Nipah Beach. Chandra, a student from SMK Pelita Gamma, was killed during the incident, while his friend Rian was injured and received treatment at Ratu Aji Putri Botung Regional Public Hospital. The perpetrator was arrested at Balikpapan by the local police. Then-regent of Penajam North Paser, Abdul Gafur Masud, connected the riots with the establishment of Nusantara, the future capital city of Indonesia, and alleged that the riots were as a result of provocation. Damage The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) recorded that 144 houses, 1 educational facility, and 10 kiosks/stalls were burned down due to the riots. Material losses due to the riots reached IDR 7.3 billion, including damag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penajam
Penajam (), formerly known as Balikpapan Seberang until 1987, is a district and the administrative capital of Penajam North Paser Regency, in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2023, it was inhabited by 95,358 people, and currently has the total area of 1,207.37 km2. Its district seat is located at the village of Nipah-Nipah. The district borders Sepaku to the north, Waru to the southwest, and Long Kali, Paser to the west. It is also separated from Balikpapan (of which the district formerly part of it until 1987) by the Balikpapan Bay to northeast. History Etymology According to local legends, a group of robbers from this town were defeated by another group of robbers from Sangkulirang. This situation forced them to stop () becoming robbers. This word eventually evolved into its current form, Penajam. Modern history On 24 April 1969, Penajam was transferred from Kutai to Balikpapan Balikpapan is a seaport city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Located on the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penajam North Paser Regency
Penajam North Paser Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. Its administrative centre is the town of Penajam. The area which now forms Penajam North Paser was part of the Pasir Regency until its creation as a separate regency on 10 April 2002. It covers an area of 3,455.86 km2 (of which 3,060.82 km2 is land area and 272.24 km2 is sea area) and it had 142,922 inhabitants at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 178,681 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 202,067 (comprising 104,765 males and 97,302 females). Penajam North Paser Regency has the smallest area among the seven regencies in East Kalimantan province. The regency was historically part of the Paser Kingdom, which was a dependency of the Banjar Sultanate. It is the second youngest regency in East Kalimantan. In 2019, parts of the regency were designated to be included in the location of the new Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo/Kalimantan. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary),Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. 3.42 million at the 2015 census, and 3.766 million at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 4,030,488.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Provinsi Kalimantan Timur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.64) Its capital is the city of Samarinda, the most populous city in the entire Borneo. East Kalimantan has a total area of and is the third Provinces of Indonesia, least densely populated province in Kalimantan (after North Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan). The majority of the region shares a maritime border to the east with West Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi; its Cape Mangkalihat separates the Makassar Strait fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balikpapan
Balikpapan is a seaport city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Located on the east coast of the island of Borneo, the city is the financial center of Kalimantan. Balikpapan is the city with the largest economy in Kalimantan with an estimated 2016 GDP at Rp 73.18 trillion. The city is served by Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport. Port of Semayang was the second busiest seaport in East Kalimantan, after that in Samarinda. With a population of 688,318 according to the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and an official estimate of 738,532 as at mid 2023 (comprising 277,458 males and 361,074 females),Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Balikpapan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6471) Balikpapan is the second most populous city in East Kalimantan, after Samarinda. Balikpapan has been consistently ranked as the most liveable city in Indonesia. However, in 2022, Balikpapan conceded this to Samarinda. Balikpapan was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nusantara (city)
Nusantara, officially Nusantara Capital City (, abbreviated IKN), will be the capital of Indonesia, capital city of Indonesia. Located on the east coast of the island of Borneo, the city is founded on partial areas of East Kalimantan regencies of Kutai Kartanegara Regency, Kutai Kartanegara and Penajam North Paser Regency, Penajam North Paser. Nusantara is planned to be a special capital region at the Provinces of Indonesia, provincial level, replacing Jakarta to save the city from Human overpopulation, overpopulation and Marine transgression, land sinking. Nusantara is adjacent to the port city of Balikpapan, which serves as the main gateway to the new capital. After being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, construction of the city began in 2022, starting with land clearing and creating access roads. The project is estimated to be worth (United States dollar, US$35 billion) and will be fully finished in five phases until 2045, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Indo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Agency For Disaster Countermeasure
The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (), abbreviated as BNPB, is the Indonesian board for natural disaster affairs. It was established in 2008 to replace the National Coordinating Board for Disaster Management ( or Bakornas PB). BNPB is directly responsible to the President of Indonesia and the chairman is directly appointed by the President. History On 20 August 1945, the Indonesian government established the Agency for Assisting Families of War Victims (; abbreviated as BPKKP) and its focus was to assist the war victims and their respective families during the Indonesian National Revolution. In 1966, the government established the advisory board of Central Natural Disaster Management (; abbreviated as BP2BAP) through the Presidential Decree Number 256 of 1966. The board was responsible to the Minister of Social Affairs. A year later, the Cabinet Presidium through Decree number 14/U/KEP/I/1967, established the National Coordination Team for Disaster Management (; abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paser Regency
Paser Regency () is the southernmost regency within the East Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created in 26 June 1959 from the northern parts of Kotabaru. It was previously known as Pasir Regency until its renaming on 22 August 2007. Its northeastern districts were split off on 10 April 2002 to form the new Penajam North Paser Regency. The residual regency covers an area of 11,603.94 km2, and it had a population of 230,316 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 275,452 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 303,424 (comprising 156,903 males and 146,521 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Paser Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6401) Its administrative centre is the town of Tana Paser (or Tanah Grogot). History On 26 June 1959, Pasir was first established as a regency in East Kalimantan, after being separated from Kotabaru in South Kalimantan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Barito Languages
The Northeast Barito languages () consist of several East Barito languages belonging to distinct Dayak subgroups. The languages include Bentian, Benuaq, Lawangan (most notable), Paser, and Tawoyan (or Taboyan), all of them are spoken in southeastern Kalimantan. By far, only Lawangan and Tawoyan have received their own ISO 639-3 codes, lbx and twy, respectively. Because of this, all Northeast Barito languages but Tawoyan, are grouped as 'dialects' of Lawangan for convenience reasons, by ''Glottolog ''Glottolog'' is an open-access online bibliographic database of the world's languages. In addition to listing linguistic materials ( grammars, articles, dictionaries) describing individual languages, the database also contains the most up-to-d ...'', for example. Characteristics This section primarily deals with Benuaq, Taboyan, and Paser, based on Alexander D. Smith's paper in 2018. Rhotacism In Paser, Taboyan, and Benuaq, ''*-d'' and ''*l'' went rhotacised into ''-r''. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eusideroxylon Zwageri
''Eusideroxylon'' is a genus of evergreen trees of the family Lauraceae. The genus is monotypic, and includes one accepted species, ''Eusideroxylon zwageri''. It is known colloquially in English as Bornean ironwood, billian, or ulin. It is native to Borneo and Sumatra, where it grows in lowland rain forests. ''Eusideroxylon'' are hardwood trees reaching up to 50 metres in height with trunks over in diameter, producing commercially valuable timber. The wood of ''E. zwageri'' is impervious to termites, and can last up to 100 years after being cut. Due to extensive logging, it is listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. Description ''Eusideroxylon'' are canopy tree species with erect or spreading branches and extremely durable and decay-resistant wood. ''Eusideroxylon zwageri'' is a slow growing (0.5 metres per year) tall evergreen tree with a straight bole (usually host to ''Cassytha'', a parasitic vine with leaves reduced to scales, up to half of the tree's height). It is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 In Indonesia
The year was declared as a major political year, as Indonesia held the 2019 Indonesian general election, in which Indonesians would choose whether to re-elect President Joko Widodo or to elect a new president. Subsequently, President Joko Widodo was re-elected as the 7th President of Indonesia, with his new vice president, Ma'ruf Amin. Indonesians also elected another hundreds of members of People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), and members of local legislative bodies, making it one of the largest single-day election in the world. The year was also marked by protests and riots, led by government opposition and Indonesian students. The May 2019 Jakarta protests and riots, 22 May riot in Jakarta occurred after supporters of Prabowo Subianto rejected the result of the election. In August, 2019 Papua protests, riots erupted across Papua after an alleged racist incident in Surabaya, causing more than 30 deaths in one of the most serious protests in Papua. In September, 2019 Indonesian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Riots
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History Of East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan (Indonesian: ) is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo/Kalimantan. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary),Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. 3.42 million at the 2015 census, and 3.766 million at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 4,030,488.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Provinsi Kalimantan Timur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.64) Its capital is the city of Samarinda, the most populous city in the entire Borneo. East Kalimantan has a total area of and is the third least densely populated province in Kalimantan (after North Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan). The majority of the region shares a maritime border to the east with West Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi; its Cape Mangkalihat separates the Makassar Strait from the Celebes Sea. Its former northernmost region was split off on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
