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West Kalimantan Christian Church
West Kalimantan Christian Church (Chinese: 西加基督教會, Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Gereja Kristen Kalimantan Barat'') or GKKB is an evangelical Christian church organization in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. History The church history began from three separately independent churches in Singkawang, Pontianak, Indonesia, Pontianak, and Pemangkat. All of them are in West Borneo, at that time part of Dutch East Indies. The Singkawang Congregation was founded in the early 20th century, in the year 1906, by American evangelical missionary Charles M. Worthington. Then in 1928 the church got assistance from Basel Mission. The Pontianak Congregation, started in 6 June 1935 by some Christians who came from China. This church then get assistance from Chinese missionaries. During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Japanese occupation, the Chinese people in West Borneo, especially the Christians faced persecution. During this time multiple churches were forced ...
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Protestant
Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to be growing Criticism of the Catholic Church, errors, abuses, and discrepancies within it. Protestantism emphasizes the Christian believer's justification by God in faith alone (') rather than by a combination of faith with good works as in Catholicism; the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by Grace in Christianity, divine grace or "unmerited favor" only ('); the Universal priesthood, priesthood of all faithful believers in the Church; and the ''sola scriptura'' ("scripture alone") that posits the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice. Most Protestants, with the exception of Anglo-Papalism, reject the Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy, ...
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Indonesian Killings Of 1965–66
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Sintang Regency
Sintang Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 21,638.2 km2, and had a population of 364,759 at the 2010 Census, 395,890 at the 2015 Census and 421,306 at the 2020 Census. It is one among few Indonesian regencies that has land border to other countries. It is also the second largest regency in the province by land area after Landak Regency. The regency was former site of Sintang Kingdom, a Hindu kingdom that later converted to Islam, which was a regional power in interior of Borneo island. The regency seat is located at large town of Sintang, which is among biggest settlement in Borneo interior alongside Putussibau and Puruk Cahu. History Somewhere between 45000-39000 B.C Sintang would be inhabited by humans. The area would change hands serval times From the Majapahit to the Bruneian Sultanate when the Dutch arrived at Borneo in 1776 the area would shortly be occupied by the Dutch The Area was occupied by the Empire of Japan in 1941 a ...
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Sekadau Regency
Sekadau Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created in 2003 from part of Sanggau Regency. It covers an area of 5,444.2 km2, and had a population of 181,634 at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. 193,226 at the 2015 Census and 211,559 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The regency seat lies at Sekadau in Sekadau Hilir District. History Geography Climate Sekadau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Governance Administrative districts Sekadau Regency consists of seven districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. Local government The regency is a second-level administrative division equivalent to a city. As a regency, it is headed by a regent who is elected democratically. Head of districts are appointed directly by the regent wit ...
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Sambas Regency
Sambas Regency is the most northerly regency in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. The regency is one of the original regencies in West Kalimantan. It covers 6,394.70 km2, and had a population of 496,120 at the 2010 census and 629,905 at the 2020 census. The principal town lies at Sambas. History The famous Sambas Treasure, a collection of 9th century Buddhist sculptures, was found near Sambas Town. It is now part of the British Museum's collection. In the Sambas riots in 1999 Malays and Dayaks The Dayak (; older spelling: Dajak) or Dyak or Dayuh are one of the native groups of Borneo. It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic groups, located principally in the central and southern interior of Borneo, each w ... joined to massacre the Madurese during the conflict. Madurese were mutilated, raped, and killed by the Malays and Dayaks and 3,000 of them died in the massacres, with the Indonesian government doing little to stop the violence. ...
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Central Singkawang
Singkawang or Sakawokng in Dayak Salako or San-Khew-Jong ( hak, 山口洋), is a city located in the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It is located at about 145 km north of Pontianak, the provincial capital, and is surrounded by the Pasi, Poteng, and Sakkok mountains. Singkawang is derived from the Salako languange, which refers to a very wide area of swamps (all swamps). In addition, the ancestors of the Hakka Chinese community in Sakawokng also named this area in Hakka as "San-Khew-Jong" (Mount-Mouth-Sea), which means "A city located at the foot of a mountain near the sea and has a river that flows up to the mouth of the river (estuary)." The city covers an area of 504 km2 and had a population of 186,462 at the 2010 Census, 207,144 at the 2015 Intermediate Census and 235,064 at the 2020 Census. History Originally Singkawang was a village in that part of the Sultanate of Sambas, named as ''Singkawang Village (Kampong Singkawang)'' as ...
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South Singkawang
Singkawang or Sakawokng in Dayak Salako or San-Khew-Jong ( hak, 山口洋), is a city located in the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It is located at about 145 km north of Pontianak, the provincial capital, and is surrounded by the Pasi, Poteng, and Sakkok mountains. Singkawang is derived from the Salako languange, which refers to a very wide area of swamps (all swamps). In addition, the ancestors of the Hakka Chinese community in Sakawokng also named this area in Hakka as "San-Khew-Jong" (Mount-Mouth-Sea), which means "A city located at the foot of a mountain near the sea and has a river that flows up to the mouth of the river (estuary)." The city covers an area of 504 km2 and had a population of 186,462 at the 2010 Census, 207,144 at the 2015 Intermediate Census and 235,064 at the 2020 Census. History Originally Singkawang was a village in that part of the Sultanate of Sambas, named as ''Singkawang Village (Kampong Singkawang)'' as ...
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West Singkawang
Singkawang or Sakawokng in Dayak Salako or San-Khew-Jong ( hak, 山口洋), is a city located in the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It is located at about 145 km north of Pontianak, the provincial capital, and is surrounded by the Pasi, Poteng, and Sakkok mountains. Singkawang is derived from the Salako languange, which refers to a very wide area of swamps (all swamps). In addition, the ancestors of the Hakka Chinese community in Sakawokng also named this area in Hakka as "San-Khew-Jong" (Mount-Mouth-Sea), which means "A city located at the foot of a mountain near the sea and has a river that flows up to the mouth of the river (estuary)." The city covers an area of 504 km2 and had a population of 186,462 at the 2010 Census, 207,144 at the 2015 Intermediate Census and 235,064 at the 2020 Census. History Originally Singkawang was a village in that part of the Sultanate of Sambas, named as ''Singkawang Village (Kampong Singkawang)'' as ...
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Mempawah Regency
Mempawah Regency (formerly the Pontianak Regency) is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency of West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. Since 2007 it covers 1,276.90 km2, and had a population of 234,021 at the 2010 Census and 301,560 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 305,673. The principal town lies at Mempawah. History Based on Government Regulation No. 58 of 2014 (''Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 58 Tahun 2014''), Pontianak Regency was formally renamed Mempawah Regency. Administrative Districts Since the separation of the southern parts of the former Pontianak Regency on 17 July 2007 to form the new Kubu Raya Regency, the residual area - in 2014 renamed as Mempawah Regency - consists of nine Districts of Indonesia, districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative ce ...
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North Pontianak
North Pontianak (''Indonesian: Pontianak Utara'') is a district (''Indonesian'':''kecamatan'') of the city of Pontianak. It lies on the north bank of the Kapuas Besar River (west of the confluence to between the Kapuas Kecil River and the Landak River, which join to form the Kapuas Besar River) and covers an area of 37.22 km2. It had a population of 112,577 at the 2010 census; the latest official estimate of population (as at mid 2019) is 130,344.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020. This is the largest district by area and also the district with lowest population density in Pontianak. List of famous places in North Pontianak: # The Equator monument # Khatulistiwa golf course # Pontianak Aloe Vera Center # Pontianak Sultanate The Pontianak Sultanate (Malay: كسلطانن ڤونتيناك, ''Kesultanan Pontianak'') was an Islamic Malay state that existed on the western coast of the island of Borneo from the late 18th century until its disestablishment in 1950. The S ... cemete ...
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West Pontianak
West Pontianak (''Pontianak Barat'' in Indonesian) is a district (''Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...'':''kecamatan'') of the city of Pontianak. It lies on the south bank of the Kapuas Besar River and covers an area of 16.47 km2. It had a population of 123,029 at the 2010 census; the latest official estimate of population (as at mid 2019) is 143,060.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020. References Pontianak Populated places in West Kalimantan {{WKalimantan-geo-stub ...
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South Pontianak
South Pontianak (''Pontianak Selantan'' in Indonesian) is a district (''Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...'':''kecamatan'') of the city of Pontianak. It lies on the south bank of the Kapuas Kecil River (before its amalgamation with the Landak River to form the Kapuas Besar River) and covers an area of 14.54 km2. It had a population of 81,821 at the 2010 census; the latest official estimate of population (as of mid-2019) is 97,202.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020. References Pontianak Populated places in West Kalimantan {{WKalimantan-geo-stub ...
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