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South Borneo - South Kalimantan
South Kalimantan Province is located
in Kalimantan Island. South Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia.
It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan - the Indonesian
part of the island of Borneo. The provincial capital is Banjarmasin.
The province has a population of 2.97 million (2000 census).
There are 11 regencies in South Kalimantan: Banjar, Tanah Bumbu,
Kotabaru, Tanah Laut, Barito Kuala, Tapin, Hulu Sungai Selatan,
Hulu Sungai Tengah, Hulu Sungai Utara, Balangan, and Tabalong.
This province has an administrative city, Banjarbaru.
Banjarmasin city is the capital
of South Kalimantan have face in five dimensions that is; Government
Town, Port Town, Commerce Town, Industrial Town and Tourism town.
This town is located in tip of south as the gateway of South Kalimantan,
occupy lowland which swamps, and stay between 3150 - 3220 south
latitudes and between 114 320 - 114 380 east longitudes.
Riparian life is initial individuality
from the growth of this town with it river transportation, beside
its land transportation that starting rapidly grow.
The existence of Flora and Fauna in swamps lowland along the length
of the river flowing downstream to go upstream and ridge life
is a journey corridor of tourism preoccupying.
Floating Market, which is the only one in Indonesia and other
world, is unique culture value.
Banjarmasin city, as Tourism town,
has big enough potency. National tourism is pledge sector in the
economic activity, to enlarge foreign exchange, to extend and
smooth down opportunity to try and employment, push development
of area, introduce nature and cultural and to have fatherland
love.
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