West Borneo Special Region ( id, Daerah Istimewa Kalimantan Barat) was a component entity of the
United States of Indonesia in western part of
Borneo. It was established on 12 May 1947 with capital at
Pontianak. West Borneo was dissolved on 22 April 1950 and became part of
Kalimantan Province
Kalimantan () is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It constitutes 73% of the island's area. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are Brunei and East Malaysia. In Indonesia, "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo.
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which was formed on 14 August 1950 with its capital at Banjarmasin. Following the division of Kalimantan Province, the former territory of West Borneo was assigned to
West Kalimantan in 1956 where it remains today.
Person of interests
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Syarif Hamid II of Pontianak
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States and territories established in 1947
States and territories disestablished in 1950