Pontianak
city in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
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Pontianak is a city of Indonesia[1]. Pontianak draws 1,438 Wikipedia views per month (city of indonesia category, ranking #14 of 91).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Kalimantan[3], Kalimantan[4]
- Country: Indonesia[5]
- Instance of: Kotapraja[6], capital of regency[7]
- Shares border with: Mempawah[8], Kubu Raya[9]
- Named after: Pontianak[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: North Pontianak[11], East Pontianak[12], South East Pontianak[13], South Pontianak[14], West Pontianak[15], Pontianak Kota[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Kuching[17]
- Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kota Pontianak[18]
- Executive body: Q114187340[19]
- Highest judicial authority: District Court of Pontianak[20]
- Commons category: Pontianak[21]
- Licence plate code: KB[22]
- Local dialing code: 0561[23]
- Inception: October 23, 1771[24]
- Located in/on physical feature: Borneo[25]
- Official website: http://www.pontianakkota.go.id[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pontianak[27]
- Population: 651,598[28], 618,388[29], 607,438[30], 598,097[31], 586,243[32], 575,843[33], 565,856[34], 554,764[35], 680,880[36]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Pontianak[37]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], New International Encyclopedia[40]
- Capital of: West Kalimantan[41], Pontianak[42]
- Partially coincident with: Pontianak Sultanate[43]
- Official name: Kota Pontianak[44]
- Statistics Indonesia area code: 6171[45]
- Elevation above sea level: 0.7 m[46], 4 m[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Pontianak covers an area of 107.80 km²[48].
Why It Matters
Pontianak has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Pontianak is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]