Balikpapan
Balikpapan
a city in Indonesia, on the SE coast of Borneo. Pop.: 409 023 (2000)
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Balikpapan
city and port in Indonesia; located in the eastern part of the island of Kalimantan, in the Macassar Strait. Population 92,000 (1961). Industries include the refining and export of oil.
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