Kalimantan, Administrative region in Indonesia.
Kalimantan covers most of Borneo and divides into five provinces, each with its own administrative centers and different types of terrain. The region includes coastal plains, dense rainforests, and mountain ranges that stretch across the interior of the island.
The region formed a single province until 1956, when it began splitting into several administrative units. The northernmost province emerged only in 2012 as the newest division of the Indonesian part of Borneo.
The population of over 17 million includes Banjarese, Dayak, Javanese, and Malay communities, with Islam as the primary religion followed by Protestant and Catholic faiths.
Several airports in larger cities connect the region to other parts of Indonesia, while rivers serve as routes to remote areas. Overland travel often takes longer than expected because of the large distances and limited road connections.
The government plans to build a new capital city in one of the eastern provinces to replace Jakarta as the seat of government. The move will happen gradually and is expected to finish by the middle of the century.
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