Balikpapan

Summary

Balikpapan is a city of Indonesia^[1]. Balikpapan has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Balikpapan is located in East Kalimantan^[3].
• Balikpapan is in the country of Indonesia^[4].
• Balikpapan's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia^[5].
• Balikpapan's instance of is recorded as Kotapraja^[6].
• Balikpapan's shares border with is recorded as North Paser of Penajam^[7].
• Balikpapan's shares border with is recorded as Kutai Kartanegara^[8].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Balikpapan^[9].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balikpapan Kota^[10].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Balikpapan^[11].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balikpapan Tengah^[12].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Balikpapan^[13].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Balikpapan^[14].
• Balikpapan's Commons category is recorded as Balikpapan^[15].
• Balikpapan's licence plate code is recorded as KT^[16].
• Balikpapan's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[17].
• Balikpapan's local dialing code is recorded as 0542^[18].
• February 10, 1897 marks the founding of Balikpapan^[19].
• Balikpapan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -1.1488888888889, 'lon': 116.90305555556}^[20].
• Balikpapan's official website is recorded as http://www.balikpapan.go.id/^[21].
• Balikpapan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balikpapan^[22].
• Balikpapan has a population of {'amount': '+598043'}^[23].
• Balikpapan has a population of {'amount': '+597625'}^[24].
• Balikpapan's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Balikpapan^[25].
• Balikpapan's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Kota Balikpapan'}^[26].
• Balikpapan's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Kotapraja Balikpapan'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Balikpapan is in the country of Indonesia^[4]. Balikpapan is located in East Kalimantan^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Balikpapan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+527'}^[28]. Balikpapan sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+598043'}^[23] and {'amount': '+597625'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Indonesia^[5] and Kotapraja^[6].

History and Context

February 10, 1897 marks the founding of Balikpapan^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Balikpapan include Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy^[30], a ship class^[31].

Why It Matters

Balikpapan has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Balikpapan is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Balikpapan include Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy^[30], a ship class^[31].