WELCOME TO PONTIANAK

Pontianak City (Chinese:: 坤甸, Khek: Khuntîen) is the capital of West Borneo, Indonesia. This city is known as the Equator City because of the equator line. In the north of Pontianak, precisely Siantan, there is the Equator Monument built on the place where the equator line passes. In addition, Pontianak City is traversed by the Kapuas River and Landak River. Both rivers are neglected in the symbol of the city of Pontianak. The city has an area of 107.82 square kilometers.





The name Pontianak comes from the Malay language which is believed to have something to do with the story of Sharif Abdurrahman who was  often harassed by the ghost of Kuntilanak when he walked along the Kapuas River. According to his story, Sharif Abdurrahman was forced to fire a gun to drive away the ghost as well as to indicate where the cannon fell, so that is where the empire was founded. The bullets fell near the intersection of the Kapuas River and Landak River, now known as Kampung Beting.



As an open city with other cities as well as a center of government, private, and socio-cultural activities, this city places more migrants  than other districts in West Borneo, making it more heterogeneous. Most of the tribes in Indonesia are represented as citizens of the city. The tribes in the city of Pontianak such as Dayak tribe, Batak tribe, tribe Padang, Javanese tribe, Bugis tribe, ethnic Malays, ethnic Chinese, and others.



Event / cultural events that can attract foreign tourists and tourists archipelago are held regularly in the city of Pontianak as follows:
The Equatorial Earth Cultural Festival which is Held every 2 (two) years starting in 1991, 1993, 1995 and year 1997. The festival is centered in Pontianak City by inviting other areas in Borneo Island and areas in Sumatera Island held from the 21st  to 25th of  March in the year of its operation. And at this festival, it is  coupled with the natural events that occurr in the city of Pontianak, that  is the culmination of the sun.
Ornamental and traditional Rowing Competition
The first time competition was held on March 22, 1997 by racing traditional canoe decorated with cultural ornaments of each region.






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