West Kalimantan

     West Kalimantan is one of province in Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian Provinces in Kalimantan. Its capital city is Pontianak. On January 1, 1957 West Kalimantan officially became a stand-alone province on the island of Borneo. The law also forms the basis for the establishment of two other provinces on the largest island in the archipelago. The two provinces are South Kalimantan and East Kalimantan.
     The province has an area of one hundred million fourty seven thousand three hundred and seven square kilometers. Ethnic groups include Dayak, Malay, Chinese, Javanese, Bugis, and others. The majority of the embraced Islam.
     The province shares land borders with Central Kalimantan to the southeast, East Kalimantan to the east, and the Malaysian territory of Sarawak to the north. The governor of West Kalimantan is Cornelis and the vice governor is Christiandy Sanjaya. The languages used are Indonesian, malay language, dayak, and chinese.
     West Kalimantan is an area that could be dubbed "The province of a Thousand Rivers" because the geographical conditions that have hundreds of larges and small rivers.
   
Questions
1. What's the capital city of West Kalimantan?
   a. Padang
   b. Pontianak
   c. Bandung
   d. Medan
   e. Surabaya
2. When did West Kalimantan finally become its stand-alone province?
   a. January 1, 1957
   b. January 11, 1957
   c. January 1, 1959
   d. January 9, 1959
   e. January 10, 1957
3. There are the ethnic groups in West Kalimantan, except...
   a. Dayak
   b. Malay
   c. Japanese
   d. Chinese
   e. Bugis
4. In the east part, West Kalimantan bordered on what region?
  a. Central Kalimantan
  b. Malaysia
  c. Singapura
  d. East Kalimantan
  e. East Java
5. Who is Christiandy Sanjaya in West Kalimantan?
  a. Governor
  b. Singer
  c. Teacher
  d. Actor
  e. Vice Governor
  

     

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