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Also known as Putussibau, North Putussibau District

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.

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

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Kecamatan Putussibau
Country
Indonesia
Located in
Kapuas Hulu
Area
139.3
Time zone
UTC+07:00
Capital of
Kapuas Hulu
Image
Kapuas Bridge Putussibau.jpg
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Commons category
Putussibau
inception
1895-06-01
Statistics Indonesia area code
6108230
name
Putussibau
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy and facilities
  • References

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “North Putussibau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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