Palangkaraya

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Palangka Raya
City
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Palangka Raya Location of Palangka Raya in Kalimantan
Palangka Raya Location of Palangka Raya in Kalimantan
Coordinates: 2°12′36″S 113°55′12″ECoordinates: 2°12′36″S 113°55′12″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Kalimantan Tengah
Founded	July 17, 1957
Government
• Mayor	Riban Satia
Area
• Total	2,678.51 km2 (1,034.18 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	220,223
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s)	0536
Website	palangkaraya.go.id

Palangka Raya is the capital of the Indonesian province Central Kalimantan, also famously known as Central Borneo situated between the Kahayan and the Sabangau rivers. The closest airport serving the city is Tjilik Riwut.^[1]
The city had a population of 220,962 inhabitants at the 2010 Census, with an average population density of 92.1 per km² (Indonesian Population Census 2010 results). Prior to decentralization in 2001, Palangka Raya had two administrative districts, namely: Pahandut and Bukit Batu. Now, Palangka Raya consists of five administrative districts: Pahandut, Jekan Raya, Bukit Batu, Sebangau, and Rakumpit.^[2]

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Jayapura

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Jayapura
City
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Jayapura Location of the town in Papua
Jayapura Location of the town in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°31′58.8″S 140°43′1.2″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Papua
Founded	1910
Government
• Mayor	Drs.Tommy Benhur Mano,MM
Elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	233,859
Time zone	WIT (UTC+9)
Area code(s)	+62 967

Jayapura city

Jayapura at night

A workers' mural in Jayapura, Indonesia

Jayapura City (Indonesian: Kota Jayapura) is the provincial capital of Papua, Indonesia. It is situated on the island of New Guinea. It is situated on Yos Sudarso Bay (formerly known as Humboldt Bay). Its approximate population in 2002 was 200,002.

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Kediri, East Java

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Kota Kediri
City
Motto: Joyo ing Boyo (Indonesian: Glory in the catastrophe)
Kota Kediri
Coordinates: 7°48′59.8″S 112°0′42.9″ECoordinates: 7°48′59.8″S 112°0′42.9″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Government
• Mayor	H. Samsul Ashar MD
Area
• Total	63.4 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2003)
• Total	252,000
• Density	3,975/km2 (10,300/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Website	www.kotakediri.go.id

Kediri is an Indonesian city, located near the Brantas River in the province of East Java on the island of Java.
Archaeological artefacts discovered in 2007 appeared to indicate that the region around Kediri may have been the location of the Kediri kingdom, a Hindu kingdom in the 11th century.^[1]
The city is a major trade centre for the Indonesian sugar and cigarette industry.^[2]

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Kota Tanjung Balai

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Tanjung Balai
City
Tanjung Balai (ca.1930-40)
Location of Tanjung Balai in Indonesia
Tanjung Balai Location of Tanjung Balai in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″ECoordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″E
Province	North Sumatra
Country	Indonesia
Area
• Total	58 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	154,426
• Density	2,662/km2 (6,890/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)

See Tanjung Balai (disambiguation) for the other meanings.
Tanjungbalai, also Kota Tanjungbalai, formerly Tanjung Balai, Asahan is a city in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on the estuary of the Asahan River. It has an area of 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi) and the 5th largest kota population in North Sumatra with 154,426 inhabitants in the 2010 census.^[1] The town has a ferry terminal with services to Port Klang, Malaysia, and the city-island of Singapore, but no visa on arrival processing services. It was formerly a district of Asahan Regency until it was elevated to city status, but the tag "Asahan" is still used to distinguish it from the port of the same name on Great Karimun island.

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