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Kapuas River

Also known as Kapuas

The Kapuas is the longest river in Indonesia, flowing about 1,140 kilometres west across West Kalimantan on Borneo to the South China Sea. Pontianak stands near its mouth, and the river has long been the main route into the interior, carrying gold, forest products and later rubber. Malay sultanates, Chinese mining communities and Dayak peoples lived along its course.

Kapuas River
Image: Achmad Rabin Taim from Jakarta, Indonesia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Pontianak Sultanate

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kapuas River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kapuas-river
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