Pontianak

Summary

Pontianak is a city of Indonesia^[1]. Pontianak draws 383 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #14 of 91).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pontianak is located in West Kalimantan^[3].
• Pontianak is located in Kalimantan^[4].
• Pontianak is located in West Kalimantan^[5].
• Pontianak is in the country of Indonesia^[6].
• Pontianak is in the country of Indonesia^[7].
• Pontianak's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia^[8].
• Pontianak's instance of is recorded as Kotapraja^[9].
• Pontianak's instance of is recorded as capital of regency^[10].
• Pontianak's flag image is recorded as Flag of Pontianak City.png^[11].
• Pontianak's shares border with is recorded as Mempawah^[12].
• Pontianak's shares border with is recorded as Kubu Raya^[13].
• Pontianak's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Pontianak.svg^[14].
• Pontianak is named after Pontianak^[15].
• Pontianak's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Pontianak^[16].
• Pontianak's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Pontianak^[17].
• Pontianak's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South East Pontianak^[18].
• Pontianak's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Pontianak^[19].
• Pontianak's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Pontianak^[20].
• Pontianak's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pontianak Kota^[21].
• Pontianak's seal image is recorded as Seal of Pontianak.svg^[22].
• Pontianak's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuching^[23].
• Pontianak's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 159437931^[24].
• Pontianak's GND ID is recorded as 4361434-6^[25].
• Pontianak's locator map image is recorded as Locator map of Pontianak City in West Kalimantan.svg^[26].
• Pontianak's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79121673^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Indonesia^[6], a sovereign state^[28], in Indonesia^[29], founded in 1945^[30]. Located in include West Kalimantan^[3], a province of Indonesia^[31], in Indonesia^[32], founded in 1957^[33] and Kalimantan^[4], a historical province of Indonesia^[34], in Indonesia^[35], founded in 1950^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Pontianak's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+107.80'}^[37]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.7'}^[38] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4'}^[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+651598'}^[40], {'amount': '+607438'}^[41], {'amount': '+598097'}^[42], {'amount': '+586243'}^[43], {'amount': '+575843'}^[44], and {'amount': '+565856'}^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Indonesia^[8], Kotapraja^[9], and capital of regency^[10].

History and Context

+1771-10-23T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pontianak^[46]. Pontianak is named after Pontianak^[15].

Why It Matters

Pontianak draws 383 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #14 of 91).^[2] Pontianak has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Pontianak is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]