Palangka Raya or Palangkaraya is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan. The city is situated between the Kahayan and the Sabangau rivers on the island of Borneo
Night view of the city and the big roundabout (Bundaran Besar)
The Kahayan River through the city of Palangka Raya.
Firefighters during a forest fire in Sebangau National Park
Palangka Raya city hall building
The Kahayan River, or Great Dayak River, is the second largest river after the Barito River in Central Kalimantan, a province of Indonesia in Kalimantan – the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.
Palangka Raya
…Palangka Raya or Palangkaraya is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan. The city is situated between the Kahayan and the Sabangau rivers on the island of Borneo. As of the 2020 census, the city has a population of 293,500; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was…
Kahayan river to the north of Palangkaraya. The river meanders through most of its length, and often shifts its bed
Orangutan attacked by Dayaks. Victorian illustration.
Smoke from agricultural and forest fires burning on Sumatra (left) and Borneo (right) in late September and early October 2006