Central Kalimantan, Indonesia · Asia
Basarang sits on the route: 20 minutes from Kualakapuas.
Basarang is a town located in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Basarang sits in Indonesia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Pontianak time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Basarang to your route.
The Kapuas River (or Kapueas) is a river in the Indonesian part of Borneo island. It originates in the Müller Mountain Range at the center of the island and flows south until merging with the Barito River and discharging into the Java Sea. It should be distinguished from another Kapuas River, which starts on the otherRead more
side of the same mountain range in central Borneo but flows to the west and empties to the South China Sea.
The river is about 600 km (370 mi) long and up to 6 m (20 ft) deep. It flows through a marshy region rich in tropical forests, nearly parallel to the Barito River, and merges with the latter about 60 km from the Java Sea coast, within the town of Kualakapuas (lit. mouth of Kapuas in Indonesian). Between 1880 and 1890, a 30 km long canal was dug by the Dutch colonizers between the Kapuas and Barito rivers for agricultural purposes. The Kapuas River is narrow (about 50 m) and very winding in its upper stream. It straightens and widens up to 450 m in its lower reaches. There, it contains several elongated islands (shorter than 2 km). Its discharge rate varies through the year reaching the maximum in the peak of rainy seasons in April and November. The river is navigable up to 420 km from the mouth. Significant deposits of coal and gold were discovered upstream. Because of the lack of infrastructure, the gold is mined mostly by primitive methods, with only one commercial mine on the river, and the coal is not explored yet. Several bridges cross the Kapuas River. One of them, located near the village Lungku Layang, Timpah (Indonesian: Kecamatan Timpah), Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan, collapsed on 3 April 2009 killing one and injuring 6 people working under the bridge.
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Basarang is located in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, Asia. The coordinates are -2.9637 latitude, 114.2994 longitude.
Basarang has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Indonesia.
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