Ketapang
Ketapang, or Tau-pang in Teochew, is the town and regency seat of Ketapang Regency (Kabupaten Ketapang), one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Ketapang town is located at and is a town on the delta of the Pawan River. Ketapang is served by the Rahadi Oesman Airport.
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- Locality
- Delta Pawan
- Region
- Kalimantan Barat
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
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- Timezone
- Asia/Pontianak
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Ketapang, or Tau-pang in Teochew, is the town and regency seat of Ketapang Regency (Kabupaten Ketapang), one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Ketapang town is located at and is a town on the delta of the Pawan River. Ketapang is served by the Rahadi Oesman Airport.
==History== thumb|Tua Pek Kong Ketapang, icon of the town Ketapang is named from the local Malay name for ketapang tree (Terminalia catappa).