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Pontianak

Pontianak is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo, and bisected by the Equator. The city is mostly populated by ethnic Chinese, Dayaks and Malays, as well as significant numbers of minorities such as Bugis and Javanese. Wikivoyage

Population 680,880 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Indonesia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Indonesia

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Pontianak. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Gawai Dayak

    May – July

    Gawai Dayak is a festival that celebrates Dayak culture and runs in June, but they also do smaller events in May & July. Similar to festivals in Sarawak

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Pontianak); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 1 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.