TARAKAN CITY

The city is one of the city of Tarakan in East Kalimantan province,Indonesia. The city has an area of 657.33 km ² and in accordancewith Agency data for Population and Family Planning CivilCatatatan Tarakan City in March 2006, has a population of193,069 inhabitants (the Indonesian Population Census 2010).Tarakan or also known as Earth Paguntaka, located on an islandlocated in the northern East Kalimantan.
Is the motto of the town of Tarakan Tarakan City "BAIS" (Clean,Safe, Beautiful, Healthy and Prosperous).

History

Tarakan according to folklore comes from the language Tidung, namely continence (met) and Ngakan (eat), which literally means "Place of the fishermen to take a break to eat, meet and barter with the catch of other fishermen. In addition, Tarakan also a meeting place Kayan River estuary flows, Sesayap and Malinau. ^[1]

time Tidung Kingdom

Past on the island of Tarakan never stood a kingdom by the name of the Kingdom of Tarakan (Tidung). Central government, which first was in the area Binalatung and keep moving up to the area Pamusian.

time the Dutch East Indies

Peace of local people rather annoyed when the year 1896 , a Dutch oil company, BPM (Bataavishe Petroleum Maatchapij) discovered the existence of oil resources on the island. Many workers were brought mainly from the island of Java with the increase in drilling activity. Given the function and development of this region, in 1923 the Government of the Netherlands East Indies found it necessary to put an assistant resident on the island is in charge of 5 (five) regions, namely: Cape Selor, Tarakan, Malinau, Apau Kayan and Berau. But in the post independence, the Government of Indonesia felt the need to change the status kewedanan Tarakan Tarakan into Sub in accordance with Decree No. Keppress. 22 of 1963.

time independence

Strategic location and position have been able to make sub Tarakan as one of industrial centers in the northern part of East Kalimantan region so that governments need to improve the status of a City Administrative accordance with Government Regulation no. 47 of 1981.

City Administrative Status re-upgraded to municipality under Law Decree no. 29 of 1997 that the opening is done directly by the Minister of Home Affairs on 15 December 1997 , also marking the anniversary date as the City of Tarakan.

Places of Interest

1. Amal Beach is one of the sloping beach at Tarakan which has views of exotic and water turqoise blue sea.
2. Grand Tarakan Mall is the largest modern shopping center in North Borneo , has 4 floors with a large selection of shopping,
3. Mangrove Forest, a natural habitat of native fauna Tarakan, the Proboscis Monkey .