North Putussibau
Sign in to savePutussibau is an Indonesian town in Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan. It sits on the river Kapuas, with the main part of the town located on the right banks, or north, of the river. Officially an administrative village (Kelurahan Putussibau Kota) within North Putussibau District, the urban settlement sprawls outside of the primary boundaries to the opposite bank of the river. Official estimates from Statistics Indonesia places the population of the town proper at 12,459 in 2015.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Putussibau
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kapuas Bridge Putussibau.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Bridge linking Putussibau town proper with settlements south of the Kapuas River.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Indonesia Kalimantan
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the town in Kalimantan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Indonesia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Kalimantan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Regency
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kapuas Hulu Regency
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- North Putussibau
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 139.3
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2015 est.
- Settlement.population_total
- 12,459
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
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Putussibau is an Indonesian town in Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan. It sits on the river Kapuas, with the main part of the town located on the right banks, or north, of the river. Officially an administrative village (Kelurahan Putussibau Kota) within North Putussibau District, the urban settlement sprawls outside of the primary boundaries to the opposite bank of the river. Official estimates from Statistics Indonesia places the population of the town proper at 12,459 in 2015.
Formerly a remote village prior to its selection as a colonial outpost in 1895, the town grew into its present population acting as a market town far upstream on the Kapuas River. Today, it is the seat and economic center of the regency.