Kalimantan

Kalimantan is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. It occupies the central and southern regions of the island.

Table of contents

1 Administration 2 Demographics 3 History 4 Miscellaneous

Administration

Kalimantan is divided into four provinces:

• Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah), south of Kalimantan, with capital Palangkaraya
• East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur), northeast of Kalimantan, with capital Samarinda
• South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan), southeast of Kalimantan, with capital Banjarmasin
• West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat), west of Kalimantan, with capital Pontianak

Demographics

There is a war in this region between the indigenous Dayaks, who follow Kaharingan Hinduism, and the Madurese immigrants, who were moved here in a government "transmigration programme" that operated, in various forms, from 1905 until 2001. The Dayak fighters are known for their ferocious tactics, such as the beheading and mutilation of their victims.

History

The Indonesian Confrontation was a border conflict over the disputed island of Borneo, between British-backed Malaysia and Indonesia in 1962-1966.

Miscellaneous

Kalimantaan is a novel by C. S. Godshalk, which is set in Borneo.

• Kaharingan Hinduism