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.- Type: City
- 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.
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″ south
Longitude
114.56957° or 114° 34′ 11″ east
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
6PFP8HX9+PR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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”
- “Puruk Cahu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Danau Usung and Puruk Cahu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Taman Alam Bungah and Kantor Bupati Murung Raya.
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