Nanga Pinoh is the principal town and

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Melawi Regency Melawi Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created on 18 December 2003 from what was previously part of Sintang Regency. It covers an area of 10,640.8 km2, and had a population of 178,645 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pu ...

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. The population of Nanga Pinoh District was 54,424 in the 2020 Census, increased to 56,813 according to the official estimates for mid 2022.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023. The town is positioned at the junction of the

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and the Pinoh River. A statue of a warrior known to the Melawi people as Apang Semangai stands in the town centre.

Climate

Transportation

Nanga Pinoh can be reached by air through Nanga Pinoh Airport, though flights are infrequent and the airport has limited destinations. A bus station is located just north of the town centre.

References

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