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Balikpapan is a seaport
city and second-largest city on the east coast of the island of
Borneo, in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. Two
harbors, Semayang and Kariangau (a ferry harbour), and
Sultan Aji Muhammad
Sulaiman Airport are the main transportation hub to the city.
As a coastal city it
has many beaches including Manggar Beach, Segara Beach, Monument
Beach, Kemala Beach, and Brigade Mobile Beach near the police
academy and Melawai Beach is the most popular beach for the
citizens.
Balikpapan is a
departure point for nature tourism. There are wildlife exhibitions
nearby such as the Samboja Lestari orangutan conservancy, sun bear
sanctuary and crocodile breeding park at Lamaru. There is also
well-known forest site which has been developed for visitors at
Bukit Bangkirai rainforest around 45 mins by car away from
Balikpapan.
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