4. PRESENT CONDITIONS of the PRINCIPAL RIVER PORT in KALIMANTAN 4.1 Regional Development Plans 4.1.1 General (1) Kalimantan 1) T
4. PRESENT CONDITIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL RIVER PORT IN KALIMANTAN 4.1 Regional Development Plans 4.1.1 General (1) Kalimantan 1) Topography Indonesia Kalimantan occupies about three fourths of Kalimantan Island. Many rivers flow from mountain areas and run into Karimantan Strait, Jawa Sea and Makassar Strait, formulating huge lowlands. Our target ports, Ports of Pontianak, Kumai, Sampit and Samarinda, are located near estuaries of Kapuas River, Kumai River, Sampit River and Mahakam River respectively. 2) Area and Population Area and population of Kalimantan account for 547,891 km2 and 11.4 million (1999) as shown in Table 4.1.1. Population density of the three provinces is very low comparing the state average. Table 4.1.1 Area and Population in Kalimantan Population Area Annual Province 1990 1995 1999 Density (km2) Growth Rate (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) (pax/km2) 90/95 (%) West Kalimantan 146,807 3,229 3,636 3,943 2.24 26.9 Central Kalimantan 153,564 1,396 1,627 1,771 2.68 11.5 South Kalimantan 36,535 2,597 2,893 3,103 2.00 84.9 East Kalimantan 210,985 1,877 2,314 2,579 3.59 12.2 Kalimantan Total 547,891 9,099 10,470 11,396 2.53 20.8 Indonesia 1,937,179 179,379 194,755 206,517 1.58 106.6 Based on Population Censuses 1990&1995 and Projection at Intercensal Population Survey 1995 Source: Statistic Indonesia 1999, BPS 3) Transportation Network Transportation in Kalimantan has not been well developed. Trans Kalimantan Highway has been proposed to connect main cities in Kalimantan is under construction.
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