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Kuala Kapuas

South-eastern Asia

Kuala Kapuas is the regency seat of Kapuas Regency and one of the major towns of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, about 137 kilometres northeast of the provincial capital Palangka Raya. The town is centred on six urban subdistricts and two rural villages within the district of Selat, and its population, excluding an outlying southwestern extension, rose from about 55,573 in 2019 to about 60,832 by 2024.

Facts
Population
63,550 1
Founding Year
1806 2
Founding Year
1806 2
Elevation (m)
9 3
Latitude
3.001329 degrees south 3
Longitude
114.391577 degrees east 3
Sources
1. Kuala Kapuas (Wikipedia)
Infobox population_total
Quote, Infobox population_total
Infobox population_total = 63550; population_as_of = 2024
2. Wikipedia (Indonesian): Kuala Kapuas (kota)
Wikipedia (Indonesian)Article text: founding statement
Quote, Article text: founding statement
menetapkan hari jadi Kota Kuala Kapuas pada tanggal 21 Maret 1806 berdasarkan atas berdirinya Betang Sungai Pasah pada tahun 1806
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3. Kuala Kapuas (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -3.001329, longitude 114.391577
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 9 m
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: Kuala Kapuas
Wikidata Q12492716, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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