Kalimantan
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'''Kalimantan''' is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. It occupies the central and southern regions of the island. ==Flag== The Kalimantan regional flag can be seen here: [1] ==Administration== Kalimantan is divided into four provinces: *Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah), south of Kalimantan, with capital Palangkaraya *East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur), northeast of Kalimantan, with capital Samarinda *South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan), southeast of Kalimantan, with capital Banjarmasin *West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat), west of Kalimantan, with capital Pontianak ==Demographics== There is a war in this region between the indigenous Dayaks, who follow Kaharingan Hinduism, and the Madurese immigrants, who were moved here in a government "transmigration programme" that operated, in various forms, from 1905 until 2001. The Dayak fighters are known for their ferocious tactics, such as the beheading and mutilation of their victims. ==History== The Indonesian Confrontation was a border conflict over the disputed island of Borneo, between British-backed Malaysia and Indonesia in 1962-1966. ==Miscellaneous== ''Kalimantaan'' is a novel by C. S. Godshalk, which is set in Borneo. * Kaharingan Hinduism de:Kalimantan id:Kalimantan{| class="toccolours" style="margin: 0 2em 0 2em;" ! style="background:#ccccff" align="center" width="100%" | Provinces of Indonesia''' || Image:Indonesia flag large.png |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | '''Sumatra (Sumatera):''' DI Aceh | North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) | West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) | Bengkulu | Riau | Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) | Jambi | South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) | Lampung | Bangka-Belitung |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | '''Java (Jawa):''' DKI Jaya | West Java (Jawa Barat) | Banten | Central Java (Jawa Tengah) | DI Yogyakarta | East Java (Jawa Timur) |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | '''Kalimantan:''' West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) | Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) | South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) | East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | '''The Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara):''' Bali | West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) | East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | '''Sulawesi:''' West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) | North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) | Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) | South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) | South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) | Gorontalo |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | '''The Maluku Islands and New Guinea (Irian):''' Maluku | North Maluku (Maluku Utara) | West Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat) | Papua |}
