Tourism West Kalimantan Province

Tourism sector in the region of West Kalimantan are potential to be developed more advanced again. This province has a diverse tourism potential, which is the natural form of tourism, agro, tourism and culture. Nature tourism, among others, natural form of mountains, sea beaches, lakes, tropical forests with a diversity of flora and fauna, beautiful waterfalls in the Pande and Kembayung cascade Kanebak, and so forth. As well as cultural tourism, with the background history and diversity of arts and culture is unique and interesting in West Kalimantan, this area is very potential to attract domestic and foreign tourists. Number of foreign tourists who came to West Kalimantan in 1997 amounted to 52,327 people, while the number of hotels have 6 fruit, jasmine class of 156 units, and the number of rooms there are 3364 units.
In 1998, the number of hotels in Kalbar recorded six of the hotel, with the number of rooms 584 rooms, while the jasmine-class hotel noted for 157 units, with 3394 the number of room units. Number of foreign tourists (wisltan) who visited tourism in West Kalimantan in 1998 amounted to 211,898 people. They come from ASEAN countries, Asia and other continents. In details, the number of wisatan originating from ASEAN countries reached 97%, which comes from Asian countries 1.61%, Europe 0.74%, and from the continental United States 0.61%.

Economic development in the region of ASEAN and Asia Pacific, a great opportunity for West Kalimantan to optimize the economic potential. How to build a live network infrastructure, including building the facilities and transport infrastructure, roads, and good communication network in West Kalimantan. All that will help the development of economic centers in West Kalimantan, considering the region has a strategic geographical position to expand the marketing network and antarpropinsi and international trade.

In addition to the beneficial geographical position, the land transportation routes, and international shipping through this region is a significant opportunity to build a good economic potential through international cooperation with Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam. Social Economy-Malindo cooperation, which have started since 1985, is also an opportunity that can be used Kalbar. All that needs to be developed still further by utilizing the comparative advantages already owned West Kalimantan. It will spur the growth of West Kalimantan to become one of the powerful economic center in the area of Kalimantan. In other words, the tourism sector in West Kalimantan have to be more styled and developed in such a way, in order to generate income countries and push up the local levy more optimal.
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