Puruk Cahu
Puruk Cahu is the regency seat of Murung Raya Regency and also one of the towns in Central Kalimantan. This town is at a distance of 322 km northeast of Palangka Raya city, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: regency seat in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Poeroektjahoe”, “Poeroektjanoe”, “Poeroektjaoe”, “PRC”, “PURCA”, “purukcahu”, “Purukcahu”, “Puruktjahu”, “Puruktjau”, and “Puruktyau”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bahitom and Juking Pajang.
Bahitom
Village
Photo: Ezagren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bahitom is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Puruk Cahu.
Juking Pajang
Village
Photo: Ezagren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Juking Pajang is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Puruk Cahu.
Beriwit
Village
Photo: Ezagren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beriwit is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Puruk Cahu.
Puruk Cahu
- Categories: capital of regency, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan, Kalimantan, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-0.65064° or 0° 39′ 2″ southLongitude
114.56957° or 114° 34′ 11″ eastElevation
70 metres (230 feet)Open location code
6PFP8HX9+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 5126217072OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1630349Wikidata ID
Q116213753
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Korean—“Puruk Cahu” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بوروك ساهو”
- Indonesian: “Kota Puruk Cahu”
- Indonesian: “Puruk Cahu (kota)”
- Indonesian: “Puruk Cahu”
- Japanese: “ブルック・チャフ”
- Korean: “푸룩카후”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Danau Usung and Puruk Cahu.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Puruk Cahu”. Photo: Midori, CC BY 3.0.