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Pontianak

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Pontianak (pôntēä`näk), city (1990 pop. 398,357), capital of West Kalimantan prov., W Borneo, Indonesia, at the mouth of a small stream in the Kapuas delta near the west coast. The chief city of W Borneo and an important port, it serves an area producing rubber, palm oil, sugar, pepper, rice, tobacco, and gold. Industries include shipbuilding and the processing of the region's products. In the city are the Univ. of West Kalimantan and a private university.
Pontianak
a port in Indonesia, on W coast of Borneo almost exactly on the equator. Pop.: 464 534 (2000)

Pontianak 

a city on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. Capital of Western Kalimantan Province. Population, 217,600 (1971). Pontianak is a port and an important commercial and transportation center in the Kapuas River delta, not far from the sea. Rubber, copra, pepper, and other agricultural products are exported. Industries include primary processing of rubber and production of wood products. Pontianak also has a food and condiments industry and a shipyard.



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Two planes from Jakarta to Pontianak airport were delayed this morning due to the thick haze," Pontianak airport operational chief Edi Widodo told AFP.
Witoelar said his ministry will build haze centers in the West Kalimantan provincial capital of Pontianak on the Indonesian part of Borneo Island and the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru on Sumatra Island to control and evaluate attempts in handling haze.
He has also warned that 21 regions are likely to suffer in the near future, including Aceh, Bangka, Bengkulu, Jambi, Pontianak, Balikpapan, Irian Jaya, Ambon and Lombok.
 
 
 
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