Cultural Diversity - Dayak is an indigenous name for the island of Borneo. Borneo island is divided by regions that regulate the Administrative each region consists of: East Kalimantan capital of Samarinda, the capital city of South Kalimantan, Banjarmasin, capital of Central Kalimantan, Palangkaraya, and West Kalimantan capital of Pontianak.
Dayak groups, subdivided into sub-sub-tribe which numbers approximately 405 sub (by JU Lontaan, 1975). Each sub tribe Dayak in Kalimantan have customs and cultures are similar, referring to sociology and differences kemasyarakatannya customs, culture, and language characteristics. Past the community which is now called the Dayak tribe, inhabiting the coastal areas and rivers in each of their settlements.
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Tanjungpura Kingdom
Cultural Diversity - Tanjungpura Kingdom is the oldest kingdom in West Kalimantan. Kingdom, located in this Ketapang in the 14th century the country became proof that civilization has advanced enough Kayong Land in the past. Tanjungpura never be as Bakulapura Singhasari province. Bakula name derived from Sanskrit, meaning headland plants (Mimusops elengi), so after dimelayukan become Tanjungpura. Tanjungpura territory stretching from Tanjung Dato (Sambas) to Tanjung Putting, which covers most areas of West Kalimantan province and parts of Central Kalimantan now.
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