Showing posts with label geography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geography. Show all posts

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Learning from the Community Internet Pinoy Teens

How to get friends? Visit with the community on the Internet is the alternate. One of the active community and get money is Pinoy Teens. Pinoy Teens is an Internet community for Philippine Teens. Pinoy Teens becomes the meeting fun for the fans internet. Good for tips, gadget, gathering, writing and video.
It is pulling Pinoy Youth Blog. Create a blog format, which also reported a Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2008. Pinoy Youth Blog is also a place of information for Digital Filipino Club Events and Digital Club Filipino Davao Bloggers Network Event. More exciting with the forum go to Teens Online Community. Teens Online Community can chat and simultaneously discuss what the latest developments online that is not written in the media before.

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Multi Tools Knife for Oudoor Gear

Walking in the Kalimantan forest feels provide challenges. Many new things are challenging. Many obstacle that block. Not only plants that inhospitable, but also animals, both small and large. For those who just need the equipment. Travel without weapons seems to give life in hell.
Adventure will feel safe if the weapons are equipped with the appropriate needs. We do not know what will be the challenge flag. We need Survival Knives as a travel stock. Survival Knives can be used for outdoor sports enthusiasts and others. Survival Knives are suitable for combat, defense, digging, chopping, and more. Survival Knives gives a sense of security in the adventure that is not stabilized.
In addition, there are also Multi-Tools Knives as a complement. Multi-Tool Knives provide for the needs of various travel and in the base camp. Muti-Tools Knives are pliers, screwdriver, knives and various other functions. So that practical and does not need to bring more equipment in every adventure.


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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Save Our Earth by Planting The Tree

Save our earth by planting the tree. Plant the tree in each place that enable. Also you can plant with make in the urban area. So that our garden is treated well and have the value artistic, can copy from various available countries in this world. Around the country that has the garden that has the high artistic value is Italia.

Tear down the curtain in Florence, that if you can there spend the night in the Florence Hotel, is one of the gardens that is most big and softest in Italy, first the example and the model for the royal garden of the European court.

Giardino Botanico, is the botany garden that is first in get up in Europe. This garden is often buried the crop that contains the medicine.
Giordano Botannico is in Padua. If you want to go to Giordano Botanico be able to spend the night in Padua Hotel.
Moreover, Pompeii the curtain, the land that is fertile resulting from the eruption of the Vesuvius Mountain, that to monument the history will be destroyed him the inhabitants Pompeii. Don't forget to go to Pompeii you spend the night in Campania Hotel.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Islands

East Kalimantan have 279 islands in the rivers, 50 on the river mouth, and 229 in the sea (Sulawesi Ocean and Makasar Strait). Most of the islands are in Bulungan Regency (123 islands), among them the farthest are Sipadan Island and Lingitan Island. Berau Regency has 57 islands, and the farthest island there is Sambit Island. Although most of the islands here are small, they are very potential for fishing as well as marine tourism, such as diving with beautiful underwater scenery. Kutai Regency also has many islands, especially at the mouth of Mahakam River (the total amount is 91 islands). They are potential with offshore gas/oil mining, particularly in Bekapai and Pemarung Island. Pasir Regency has 6 islands, Balikpapan Municipality has 2, while Samarinda Municipality has none.

Lakes

East Kalimantan has 192 lakes, mostly in Kutai Regency. Their width varies from 1 - 115,000 Ha. The widest are:
Lake Jempong 15,000 Ha
Lake Semayong 13,000 Ha
Lake Melintang 11,000 Ha
Lake Serombong 10,000 Ha
Lake Suhui 5,000 Ha
Lake Lega 2,000 Ha
Lake Padam Api 12,000 Ha
Lake Mesangat 8,000 Ha
Lake Tempatung 1,300 Ha
Lake Batu Bumbun
(Muara Muntai) 450 Ha
Lake Loa Kang
(Kota Bangun) 450 Ha

In general, most of the lakes, especially those of 450 Ha above, have good fishing potency. Besides, they have charming tourism object, such as Lake Jempung (with sunset and floating house), Lake Semayang, and Lake Melintang (with the Mahakam porpoise).

Geography and Physiography

GEOGRAPHY
The province of East Kalimantan, which is about 211,440 Ha wide, is located in equatorial area between: 113° 44' East Longitude and 119° 00' and 4° 241'- 2° 25' North Latitude. Toward the north is Malaysia (Sabah), to the East spread out about 500 mile lowland which goes along the Coast of Sulawesi Ocean and Makasar Strait, which is the border of the East, while to the West Spreads out the Iban Mountain and Muller Mountain. To the East is Sulawesi Ocean and Makasar Strait, the channel of strategic transportation for national and international trade.
CLIMATE
Temperature on average is 26° Celcius. Maximum temperature is 31° Celcius and minimum temperature is 22°-26° Celcius. The air humidity on average is 1,001.82 millibare. The speed of the wind on average is 4,3 knot and the sun illumination is 45,3°. The rain-pour on average is 19 mm each year.

PHYSIOGRAPHY
East Kalimantan contains lowlands, hills and mountains. To the West spreads out Iban Mountain and Muller Mountain which constitutes the border with Serawak (East Malaysia). To the South stretches Meratus Mountain which constitutes the border with the Province of South Kalimantan. Furthermore, some mountains and mounts existing in the center part, with some hightops such as Mount Kong Kemul 1,847 m, Mount Makita 2,053 m, Mount Mendam 1,599 m, Mount Kundas 1,670 m, Mount Lagaparatu 1,801 m, and Mount Menyapa 2,000 m, which contitutes the natural border for the regencies and the municipalities.
Spread out area of lowland, exists along the rivers flowing among the mountain from West to the Eastern coast.
According to the height above sea level 13.4% of the area lines between 0 - 25 m. mostly found in Bulungan and Kutai ; 23.8% of it reaches the height of 25 - 100 m, while 62.8% is 100 - 1,000 m in height. This description tells us that more than 80% of East Kalimantan is covered by dense forests along the Eastern coast.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

East Kalimantan Business Report

In terms of area, the province of East Kalimantan ranks second, less than Papua, among provinces of Indonesia. This area covers as large as one and a half times of Java and Madura islands. Having large region, this province enjoys potential areas. In addition, the geological condition of East Kalimantan region resulted the abundant resources of mineral deposits. This province has a total area of 245,237.780 km2 or 24, 523, .780 ha, comprises 20,039,500 ha (81.71%) land and 4,484,280 ha (18.29%) seawaters. A part of the available natural resources is land which is suited for plantation, food crop cultivation, livestock's and fisheries. In addition, various mining deposits such as oil, natural gas, coal, gold, silver and others are available for supplying of raw materials of industries. The intensive actions are needed to manage the highly potential natural resources of East Kalimantan province in the upcoming years. These actions should be applied to accelerate the development programs and projects, especially by developing domestic as well as FDI companies. Many business fields/sectors can be developed in this region including plantation, agriculture, food crops, livestock's and fisheries. East Kalimantan province has also potential minerals such as coals, quartz, gips, pumice, dolomite, limestone, benthonic, marble, chalcedony, rijang stone, quartz crystal, and quartzite.

Geography

East Kalimantan province is located between 113,044'- 118,059' east longitude and between 04,024' north latitude - 020-25' south latitude. It has level and undulating topography. This region borders on other regions:
a. In northern area with Sabah state (eastern Malaysia)
b. In eastern area with Makasar Bay and Sea of Sulawesi.
c. In southern area with South Kalimantan province.
d. In western area with Central Kalimantan province, West Kalimantan province and Sarawak state (eastern Malaysia)

In term of area, Malinau regency has the largest region (4,199.040 Ha or 41,990.40 km2) while Bontang city is the smallest one (497.57 ha or 497.57 km2). Kalimantan has tropical season and experiences almost the same season with most regions in Indonesia. In addition, East Kalimantan region is influenced by West monsoon during November - April and East monsoon during May - October so that this region is known to have Tropical Humid season.
In 2001, the average rainfall was recovered at 298.42 mm per month.
The average temperature was between 20.900C - 34.400C.





Demography

Population
In 2002, total population reached 2,558.572 inhabitants consisted of 1,330.457 (52%) male and 1,228.115 (48%) female. Samarinda city was resided by the most residents (544,044 people).
While Balikpapan city was the most densely populated (799, 49 people/km2).

Population Growth
During 2000- 2002, population grew 147,506 people, or in the average rate of 49.169 people/year or 3.5 %/year.

The Economy

Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP)
In 2002, the GRDP including oil and gas based on constant price was 24,521,450 million. Mining and quarrying sectors share the most important role with the amount of 32.73% followed by processing industries sectors in the amount of 31.53%, transportation/ communication at 10.48%, agriculture at 8.11% and trading/hotels/restaurant sectors at 8.62%.
Compared to that of the previous years (1999, 2000, and 2001), contribution of mining and quarrying sectors to the GRDP increased from 31.27% in 2001 to 32.73% in 2002.

Income Percapita
In 2002 the economic growth reached 4.4% (including oil and gas) and 5.79% (excluding oil and gas). The income per capita of East Kalimantan province amounted to Rp 25.6 million (including oil and gas) and Rp 10.06 million (excluding oil and gas) in 2002.

Export and Import
In 2002 the export value amounted to US$ 7,033,000. Contribution of East Kalimantan province to the national reserve from foreign trade (exports) activities still depends on the share of oil and gas sectors. It can be resulted from the export value during the recent three years as provided in the table below:

Meanwhile, in the same period the import value was amounted to US$ 1,743,000. As presented at the table below, most of import goods in 1999 and 2000 were originated from non-oil and gas categories. While in 2001, the import value of oil and gas categories was greater than that of non-oil and gas categories.

Minimum Wage Rates
The regional wage rates were around Rp 500,000.00 - Rp 650,000.00 in 2002. The highest rate was paid in mining, oil and gas sectors, while the lowest was paid in timber business and forestry sectors.
 
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