Balikpapan City Part 1

View The City Of Balikpapan Oil Refinery

Hi Guy wanted to once the story of my city of nih.It is the place of living or were born here. the city has the nickname city of oil.The town is located on the East coast of Kalimantan Timur. it has a hilly area as well as in the form of a narrow flat area is mainly located in Watersheds (DAS) and the small river and shoreline. With acidic soil conditions (peat) and the dominant red soil that is less fertile.The city is the city with the most expensive cost of living se-Indonesia

History of the origin of the name of Balikpapan

There are several popular saga that recounts the origins of the city are located on the East coast of Borneo, namely:

The 10 pieces of the Board back to the Jenebora than 1,000 copies requested by the Sultan of Kutai as donations of building materials for the construction of a new Palace of Kutai Lama. The tenth Board behind the Kutai people referred by Balikpapan TU. so that areas along the Balikpapan Gulf located in Jenebora called Balikpapan.

Turning the sand tribe (tribal Balikpapan) is a descendant of his grandfather and grandmother named Kayun Kuleng Board and Swinging. So the area along the Balikpapan Gulf by his descendants, called Kuleng-Board or means of Balikpapan (Paser, Kuleng meaning Behind).

In another legend also mentioned the origin of Balikpapan, that of a daughter who is discharged by his father, a King who doesn't want his daughter fell into the hands of the enemy. The Princess is still a toddler strapped on top of several pieces of boards are in a State of lying. Because of the high waves and currents are carried, the Board upside down. When the Board is stranded on the coast was discovered by a fisherman and so reversed it turns out there is a princess who is still in a State of bound. The Princess is said to have named the daughter of Petung originating from the Kingdom of sand. So the place is named after the discovery of Balikpapan.

Balikpapan City anniversary is February 10 1897. The determination of this date is a result of the Seminar of history of Balikpapan on 1 December 1984. 10 February 1897 it was the date of the first oil drilling in Balikpapan which is done by Mathilda as a realization of the articles of cooperation between J.H. Menten with Mr. Adams from the firm of Samuel and Co.

Kalo in Balikpapan, create that love culinary dating wrote on Balikpapan. here a wide variety of food ranging from regional specialties to abundant seafood. Of various types of fish consumed Fish such as Kites, selar Fish, goldfish, fish, Catfish, Trout, Snapper Bloat, Tilapia Fish, etc. Kalo seafood, such as shrimp, sea shrimp from shrimp or lobster pole vault there. Squid, Clams (kerosene known as Today), as well as the crab is also available. One of the most famous culinary Kepitingnya that RM Kepiting Kenari, which is always crowded by visitors. It lies not far from the airport, Balikpapan Sepinggan. For you to visit the city of Balikpapan, don't forget to drop by the RM Kepiting Kenari

Rm Kepiting Kenari

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