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Map of Kalimantan (white colour) and its subdivisions.

In English, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo,^[1] while in Indonesian, the term "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo.^[1] The Indonesian territory makes up 73 percent of the island by area, and 70 percent (12,000,000) by population. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are of Brunei (609,000) and East Malaysia (6,000,000). The region is also known as Indonesian Borneo.

Kalimantan is divided into four provinces:

• East Kalimantan 210,985 sq km / 81,461 sq miles
• South Kalimantan 36,535 sq km / 14,106 sq miles
• West Kalimantan 146,807 sq km / 56,682 sq miles
• Central Kalimantan 36,535 sq km / 14,106 sq miles

Total area: 547,891 sq km / 211,540 sq miles ^[2]

References

Indonesia portal

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From Wikitravel

Kalimantan is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.

• Central Kalimantan
• East Kalimantan
• South Kalimantan
• West Kalimantan

• Balikpapan
• Banjarmasin
• Palangkaraya
• Pontianak
• Samarinda

• Susi Air [1] to local destinations across Kalimantan. +62 811 211 3080

Get around

Distances on Kalimantan are long and public transport is spotty and expensive. The easiest option may well be to book an arranged tour.

• Borneo Discovery Tours Kalimantan office, 62 542 7254677 or 24hrs cell.08125361221 (Office Hours 08.00am - 17.00pm), [2].

• Brunei
• East Malaysia