BANDARA SEPINGGAN

Bandara sepinggan..Keren juga nih bandara..nuansa kaltimnya terasa BANGGETZ. n aku gak panjang lebar nulis tentang bandara ini, kamu bisa liat aja di websitenya. disitu ada jadwal penerbangan, wisata balikpapan, akomodasi, hotel yang bisa jadi tempat nginap selama di balikpapan, dll

OK..!!

http://www.sepingganairport.com/

NOVOTEL

wah,,,novotel udah ada di Balikpapan..keren ya..!!pengen banget nginap semalam aja di situ.

buat yang mau jalan-jalan ke balikpapan, bisa nginap di Novotel tuh, dijamin Bersih, Indah, Aman dan Nyaman. ^_^..jangan lupa ajak aku ya..!!

MALL FANTASI

MALL FANTASI...Bagus juga ya..!!Letaknya di Balikpapan Baru, tempatnya indah. cocok banget buat liburan keluarga bareng anak-anaknya...^_^

klo minggu pagi ada senam n jalan santai di depan Mall ini, diselenggarakan oleh KALTIM POST, ada doorprice kecil2an (lumayan buat kelengkapan kamar n dapur)..selesai jalan santai ada sedikit bagi-bagi ilmu seputar kesehatan yang dibawakan oleh tim kesehatan dari Rumah Sakit Balikpapan Baru.

MALL RAPAK

MALL Rapak....dulunya cm pasar tradisional, tapi sekarang udah jadi segede ini. jadi Balikpapan jadi lebih indah.

>>>> trus yang dulu jualan di pasar ini gmn??kehilangan mata pencaharian donk..!!!

hehehe...gak donk..di lantai dasar..disediain kok buat para penjual yang dulu jualan di pasar. jadi gak kehilangan mata pencaharian.

Yang doyan ke MALL n ogah ke PASAR..ya jangan ke lantai dasar

klo yang doyan ke PASAR n masih segan klo ke MALL..dicoba dulu deh ke MALLnya. asyik kok.

Kalo yang doyan ke MALL n PASAR wah...cocok banget nih MALL buat anda.
Pagi-pagi ke pasar pake baju sederhananya,,,trus agak siangan dikit dah ganti kostum buat jalan-jalan di MALL..hehehe...

JEMBATAN PENYEBERANGAN

hehehe...bangga juga di balikpapan ada jembatan segede ini..tapi bangga ga ya kalo tinggal di bawahnya..?????

BALIKPAPAN KE DEPAN

keren juga balikpapan klo udah kayak gini...maybe next year..!!mudah2an gak gedung2ny a aja yang semakin ada peningkatan, tapi juga kualitas manusianya juga meningkat, akhlak, kepribadian, dll yang positif juga ikut meningkat.

Klo kriminal???hehehe...untuk yang satu ini jangan sampai meningkat..klo bisa MUSNAH..

BALIKPAPAN DI MALAM HARI

Indah juga ya...???

MENDUNG DI LANGIT BALIKPAPAN

Mendung bergelayut di langit Balikpapan
Terlihat latar Kota Balikpapan dan Selat Makasar

PUSAT KOTA BALIKPAPAN

Ini foto pusat kota Balikpapan..bisa dilihat ada Pizza Hut yang letaknya samping Hotel Benakutai (Hotelnya udah tutup)..trus keliatan juga kan Balikpapan Plaza, Plaza pertama di Balikpapan..hehehe..dulu heboh banget tuh. n ada juga sedikit keliatan gedung bisokop ANTASARI (tinggal gedung aja, bioskopnya udah gak ada). Ini daerah ramenya Balikpapan, semua orang yang jalan-jalan ke Balikpapan pasti lewat sini, karena klo gak kesini ya sama aja gak ngapa2in di Balikpapan. ^_^

BALIKPAPAN

TRANSPORTATION

Balikpapan's airport is the Sepinggan International Airport. This is the second busiest Indonesian airport after Soekarno-Hatta International Airport[citation needed] and permits large aircraft.

Airlines currently using the airport are Lion Air, Merpati Airlines, Batavia Air, Kartika Airlines, Sriwijaya Air (domestic routes), and Garuda Indonesia, Air Asia, and Silk Air (International routes).

The airport is one of the five principle sites in Indonesia where Muslims begin the pilgrimage to Mecca, the "Hajj". Between 1996 and 1997, the airport served over 4,500 East Kalimantan pilgrims, and from 1997 to 1998, it served pilgrims from East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, and North Sulawesi.

Other than the airport, Balikpapan also has a seaport called "Semayang" which has many destinations to Surabaya, Makasssar, Jakarta, Pare-Pare, and Manado. in 1990s, transportation using ships was very popular. But after the booming of so many new airlines with very cheap price, people now prefer travelling using airplanes to the ships.

The ferry is also another alternative for travelling to other places within coastal areas in East Kalimantan, such as Penajam.

ECONOMY

Some multinational corporations have commercial activities in this city such as Pertamina (Indonesia), Total S.A. (France), Chevron (US), Schlumberger, and Halliburton (US). Government public services also attract many people to work in this area, with presence of Bank Indonesia, Finance Department, Port of Semayang, and several others.

Balikpapan oil refinery is located on the shore of Balikpapan Bay and covers an area of 2.5 km². Established in 1922, it is the oldest refinery in the area. It was destroyed in World War II by the Allies of World War II and re-built in 1950. The refinery has two subunits, Balikpapan I and Balikpapan II.

Balikpapan I consists of two raw oil refinery units that produce naphtha, kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel, and residue and one high-vacuum unit that produces 100 tonnes (approx 98 tons) of paraffin oil distillate (POD), used as raw material for wax factories. The wax itself has various grades and is sold domestically and internationally.

Opened on November 1, 1983, Balikpapan II has a hydro-skimming and hydro-cracking refinery and produces petrol, LPG, naphtha, kerosene, and diesel fuel.

DEMOGRAPHICS

During the Suharto administration, Indonesia faced unprecedented growth of economic expansion by promoting foreign investments, particularly in the exploitation of natural and mineral resources. Although the policy was heavily criticized for uncontrolled environmental damages and corrupted bureaucrats and politicians, it significantly boosted urban development in resource-rich cities. In 1970s, Balikpapan experienced 7% population growth annually when exports of timber and petroleum increased dramatically.

ADMINISTRATION

Balikpapan is bordered by the following:

* Kutai Kartanagara Regency (in the North)
* Makassar Strait (in the South and East)
* Penajam Paser Utara Regency (in the West)

HISTORY

Prior to the oil boom, Balikpapan was an isolated Bugis fishing village. The etymology of Balikpapan name (lit. balik is behind and papan is a plank) came from a folk story where a local king threw his newborn daughter into the sea to protect her against his enemies. The baby was tied beneath some planks, which were discovered by a fisherman.[citation needed]

In 1897, the first drilling of oil began by a small refinery company.[1] Roads, wharves, wharehouses, offices, barracks and bungalows construction started when a Dutch oil company arrived in the area. On January 24, 1942, Balikpapan became a war theatre between Japanese army and the Allied Forces in which the oil refinery and other facilities were heavily damaged. Several campaigns followed until the 1945 Battle of Balikpapan which concluded the Allied Forces' Borneo campaign after which they took control of the Borneo island.

Extensive wartime damaged almost total oil production in the area and a major repairs were performed by the Royal Dutch Shell company. Shell continued operating in the area until Indonesian state-owned Pertamina took it over in 1965.[1] Having lack of technology, skilled manpower and capital to explore the petroleum region, Pertamina sublet petroleum concession contracts to multinational companies in the 1970s.

Being the only oil refinery site in the region, Balikpapan emerged as a revitalized center of petroleum production. Pertamina opened its regional headquarter in the city, followed by branch offices establishment by international oil companies. Hundreds of labourers from other part of Indonesia and skilled expatriats as managers and engineers, flocked into the city.

GEOGRAPHY

The topography of the municipality of Balikpapan is generally hilly (85%), with only small areas of flatland (15%), particularly along the coast and surrounding the hilly areas. The hills are less than 100 meters higher than the adjacent valleys. The altitude of Balikpapan ranges from 0 to 80 meters above sea level.

Most of the soil in Balikpapan contains yellow-reddish podsolic soil and alluvial and quartz sand, making it extremely prone to erosion.

BALIKPAPAN

Balikpapan is a seaport city on the eastern coast of Borneo island in the East Kalimantan province, a resource-rich region well known for its timber, mining and petroleum export products. Two harbors, Semayang and Kariangau - ferry harbour, and the Sepinggan International Airport are the main transportation access to and from the city.