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The Istana Kuning or "Yellow Palace" of the former princes of Kotawaringin
Pangkalan Bun is the capital of West Kotawaringin Regency in Central Kalimantan Province, on Borneo, Indonesia. It is an agglomeration of eight towns (kelurahan), all of which are part of South Arut District (kecamatan Arut Selatan), with a combined population of 105,514 in mid 2023.[1] It is also the administrative headquarters of South Arut District (Arut Selatan).
The seven kelurahan (towns) of the District have a land area of 652 km2 and a population of 91,490 according to the official estimates for mid 2023; in addition to these, Pasir Panjang (which is technically classed as a village, but is an urbanised part of the agglomeration) has a further 14,024 inhabitants in 2023. All these are listed below, together with the rural villages in the district,[2] together with their postcodes.
Iskandar Airport was one of the operation centres being used to support search operations following the crash of AirAsia QZ 8501 on 28 December 2014 in nearby Karimata Strait. Shortly after the crash, the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS, or Badan SAR Nasional) established a post in Iskandar airport to coordinate the search. The head of the agency, Air Marshal Bambang Sulistyo, took close personal command of operations.[5]
Following confirmation of the crash, Indonesian agencies prepared over 160 coffins in Pangkalan Bun to be ready, following Indonesian practice, to take care of those who died as quickly as possible.[6] After a reception in Pangkalan Bun, the plan was to return the bodies of the people who died to their families, mostly in Surabaya in East Java where Flight QZ 8501 originated from.[7]
Geography
Pangkalan Bun is 24 metres (79 ft) above sea-level.[8]
^This is the official estimate. Various media reports mention a figure of around 200,000, but the total district population, which includes 12 rural villages (desa) outside of the agglomeration, was 123,706 in mid 2023. The total population of the entire Regency, of which Pangkalan Bun is the capital, was 235,803 at the 2010 Census, 270,388 at the 2020 Census, and was officially estimated at 279,740 in 2023. The majority of the population of the district are believed to live in or nearby to Pangkalan Bun.
^Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Arut Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6201050)
