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Town in West Kalimantan, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pemangkat (Chinese: 邦戛, Pinyin: Bāngjiá) is a coastal town at the mouth of the Sambas River in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.[1] It is located to the northwest of the provincial capital Pontianak, and had 54,048 inhabitants in mid 2024.[2]
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Demographic
Most of the Pemangkat population are Malay and Tionghoa. The natives of Pemangkat are commonly referred to in Hakka language as Pangkatnyin, meaning people of Pemangkat.
Geography
Pemangkat has a famous temple, Hakka: Shin Mu Nyong, which is located on the Elephant mount (Indonesian: Gunung Gajah). This temple is a worship place to a god whom local Chinese believe to be protecting fishermen when sailing out on the sea. This small town still practices many traditional Chinese cultures which can rarely be seen in other places. It has many natural resorts, such as Selindung waterfall, Tanjung Batu beach and Sinam beach.
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