Ketapang
Ketapang Ketapang is the capital city of Ketapang Regency, one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Ketapang city a small city on the delta of the Pawan River. Ketapang is served by the Ketapang Airport (Rahadi Osman Airport). Ketapang is named from the local Malay name for ketapang fruit. In 1936, Ketapang regency became one of the Afdeling in Keresidenan Kalimantan Barat (Residentis Western Afdeling van Borneo). In 1956, Ketapang regency became an autonomous regency in West Kalimantan province, and led by a regent (bupati). There are 37 high schools operated by state, private and religious institutions. The city has an Open University. A polytechnic has opened by 2008. The two hospitals Dr.Agoesdjam and RS Fatima (private located in the city are RSUD hospital). Ketapang is a multicultural city. It has a large minority population of Chinese with the majority being native Indonesians. Madurese and Javanese are also significa...