Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Province of West Kalimantan

HISTORY

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According kakawin Nagarakertagama (1365), West Kalimantan, Majapahit conquered, even since the time of the call Bakulapura Singhasari. According to the Hikayat Banjar (1663), the country Sambas, Sukadana and countries in Batang Lawai (the ancient name of the Kapuas River) had been conquered since the days of the Hindu kingdom of Banjar. Since October 1, 1609, the Kingdom of Sambas into areas of VOC-Dutch protectorate. October 20, 1756 according to the agreement of the Dutch East India Company will assist the Sultan of Banjar Tamjidullah I returned to conquer the areas that separate them Sanggau, Sintang and Lawai (Melawi). By deed dated March 26, 1778 Hedgehogs and Sukadana country handed over to the Dutch East India Company by the Sultan of Banten. These are areas that originally belonged to the Dutch VOC protectorate area in addition to Sambas. In the same year Prince Sharif Abd-Dutch VOC Alkadrie sanctioned as the first Sultan of Pontianak in the region are owned by the Dutch. In 1789 the Sultan of Pontianak assisted Lan Fang Kongsi-Dutch East India Company was ordered to occupy the country Mempawah. On May 4, 1826 Sultan of Banjar handed Adam Barley, Sintang and Lawai (Melawi) to the Dutch East Indies colonial administration. In 1855, the country entered into the Sambas region form the Dutch East Indies Residency of Sambas.

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At the time of the Dutch East Indies government based on the Decree of Governor-General that was published in 1938 No STB. 352, among others, regulate and stipulate that the capital of an administrative region located in Banjarmasin Borneo Gouvernement divided into two Residentir, one of whom is Residentie Westerafdeeling Van to the capital, Pontianak, Borneo, led by a prefect.

On January 1, 1957 WK officially became an independent province on Borneo island, based on Law No. 25 year 1956 dated December 7, 1956. The law has also been the basis for the formation of two other provinces in the archipelago's largest island. These two provinces are in South Kalimantan and East Kalimantan

Economy
[Edit] Agriculture & Plantation

West Kalimantan has the potential of agriculture and plantation which is relatively abundant. WK agricultural products include rice, corn, soybeans, and others. Meanwhile, plantation crops such as rubber, oil palm, coconut, aloe vera, and others.

ART and CULTURE
Traditional Dances

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Dance Monong / Manang / Baliatn, a dance Healing contained in all the Dayak community. dance serves as a repellent / healer / antidote to the disease the patient can recover with the dancers acting as shaman incantations. this dance is present when the shaman is in a state of trance, and dance is part of traditional ceremonies Bemanang / Balian.

Dance by side, A Dance Single at the Dayak Mualang SEKADAU District which in the present as a dance entertainment community for sustenance / dagger / food given by God. Dance is used as a media attraction by side, and this dance depart from the ancestral culture in the past, which is closely related to the acceptance / welcoming guests / hero.

Dance Jonggan merupkan Kendayan Dayak social dance in the Kubu Raya, Mempawah, Hedgehogs can still be found and enjoyed visually, this dance meceritakan joy and happiness in the association of young Dayak helm. In this dance of the guests who come are generally invited to dance together.

Dance is a dance kondan association rhyme and accompanied by traditional music Sanggau Kapuas Dayak community, the arts are sometimes accompanied by guitar kondan this. These are the words of art kondan happiness of guests who visit and stay overnight in their regions. This art is done by dancing and unrequited rhyme.

Dance Zapin West Kalimantan Malays in society, is a social dance in society, as the media said the happiness in the association. if he uses Tembung property, then called Zapin tembung, if using a fan so called Zapin fan.

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