Balikpapan

Summary

Balikpapan is a city of Indonesia^[1]. Balikpapan draws 217 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #19 of 91).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balikpapan is located in East Kalimantan^[3].
• Balikpapan is in the country of Indonesia^[4].
• Balikpapan's image is recorded as Panorama Teluk Balikpapan.jpg^[5].
• Balikpapan's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia^[6].
• Balikpapan's instance of is recorded as Kotapraja^[7].
• Balikpapan's flag image is recorded as City Flag of Balikpapan.png^[8].
• Balikpapan's shares border with is recorded as North Paser of Penajam^[9].
• Balikpapan's shares border with is recorded as Kutai Kartanegara^[10].
• Balikpapan's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Balikpapan.svg^[11].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Balikpapan^[12].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balikpapan Kota^[13].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Balikpapan^[14].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balikpapan Tengah^[15].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Balikpapan^[16].
• Balikpapan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Balikpapan^[17].
• Balikpapan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 160036108^[18].
• Balikpapan's GND ID is recorded as 4359116-4^[19].
• Balikpapan's locator map image is recorded as Lokasi Kalimantan Timur Kota Balikpapan.svg^[20].
• Balikpapan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81129574^[21].
• Balikpapan's Commons category is recorded as Balikpapan^[22].
• Balikpapan's licence plate code is recorded as KT^[23].
• Balikpapan's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 14921096^[24].
• Balikpapan's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[25].
• Balikpapan's local dialing code is recorded as 0542^[26].
• +1897-02-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Balikpapan^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Balikpapan's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+527'}^[28]. Balikpapan's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+598043'}^[30] and {'amount': '+597625'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Indonesia^[6] and Kotapraja^[7].

History and Context

+1897-02-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Balikpapan^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Balikpapan include Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy^[32], a ship class^[33].

Why It Matters

Balikpapan draws 217 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #19 of 91).^[2] Balikpapan has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Balikpapan is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Balikpapan include Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy^[32], a ship class^[33].