Balikpapan
Balikpapan is a seaport city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is on the east coast of the island of Borneo.[4]
| City of Balikpapan Kota Balikpapan | |||||||||
Clockwise from top: Central business district, Balikpapan Regional People's Representative Council, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport, East Kalimantan Regional Police, Balikpapan Islamic Center, E-Walk shopping mall, and Batakan Stadium | |||||||||
 Coat of arms | |||||||||
| Etymology: id: Balik (Behind) and Papan (Plank) | |||||||||
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| Anthem: Hymne Balikpapan" | |||||||||
 Location within East Kalimantan | |||||||||
| Coordinates: 1°16′36.5″S 116°49′39.8″E / 1.276806°S 116.827722°ECoordinates: 1°16′36.5″S 116°49′39.8″E / 1.276806°S 116.827722°E | |||||||||
| Country |  Indonesia | ||||||||
| Region | Kalimantan | ||||||||
| Province |  East Kalimantan | ||||||||
| Established | 10 February 1897 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | City | ||||||||
| • Body | City of Balikpapan Government | ||||||||
| • Mayor | Rahmad Mas'ud | ||||||||
| • Vice Mayor | Vacant | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Total | 503.3 km2 (194.3 sq mi) | ||||||||
| • Water | 160.1 km2 (61.8 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) | ||||||||
| Population (2020 Census) | |||||||||
| • Total | 688,318 | ||||||||
| • Density | 1,367.61/km2 (3,542.1/sq mi) | ||||||||
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| • Ethnic groups | List
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| • Religion[1] | Islam 89.50% Protestanism 7.51% Catholic 1.78% Buddhism 0.95% Hinduism 0.12% Confucianism 0.01% Others 0.01% | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) | ||||||||
| Postal Code | List
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| Vehicle registration | KT | ||||||||
| HDI (2019) |  0.801 (Very High)[3] | ||||||||
| Airport | Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport | ||||||||
| Website | balikpapan.go.id | ||||||||
Balikpapan Media
Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij oil refinery, 1910s
Sun bear is an endangered animal and official mascot of Balikpapan
This is Administration division of Balikpapan
Balikpapan oil refinery in 1988
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References
- ↑ Banyaknya Pemeluk Agama Menurut Golongan Agama dan Kabupaten/Kota 2015 - Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Kalimantan Timur <https://kaltim.bps.go.id/statictable/2015/03/17/321/banyaknya-pemeluk-agama-menurut-golongan-agama-dan-kabupaten-kota-2015.html Archived 26 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine>
- ↑ Postal Code, Indonesia. "Kode Pos Kota Balikpapan - Kalimantan Timur". carikodepos.com (in Bahasa Indonesia). Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ↑ "Indeks Pembangunan Manusia Kota Balikpapan, Badan Pusat Statistik, 2018". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Media, Kompas Cyber (2014-03-22). "Balikpapan Menuju Kota Metropolitan - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com. https://properti.kompas.com/read/2014/03/22/1703024/Balikpapan.Menuju.Kota.Metropolitan. Retrieved 2018-11-26.