Balikpapan
Balikpapan Balikpapan is a seaport city on the east coast of the island of Borneo, in the East Kalimantan, a resource-rich region known for its timber, mining, and petroleum export products. Two harbors, Semayang and Kariangau, and SAMS Airport are the main transportation ports to the city. The city has a population of 639,031, making it the second-largest city in East Kalimantan, after Samarinda. Before the oil boom of the early 1900s, Balikpapan was an isolated Bugis fishing village. Balikpapan 's toponym is from a folk story in which a local king threw his newborn daughter into the sea to protect her from his enemies. The baby was tied beneath some planks that were discovered by a fisherman. In 1897 a small refinery company began the 1st oil drilling. Building of roads, wharves, warehouses, offices, barracks, and bungalows started when a Dutch oil company arrived in the area. On 24 January 1942 a Japanese invasion convoy arrived at Balikpapan and was attacked by four United...