Puruk Cahu

Puruk Cahu
Puruk Cahu
Batu Bara (Coal) Roundabout Monument in Puruk Cahu
Batu Bara (Coal) Roundabout Monument in Puruk Cahu
Motto(s): 
"Tira Tangka Balang"
Siang language: "Work to Completion"
Puruk Cahu is located in Central Kalimantan
Puruk Cahu
Puruk Cahu
Location in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Puruk Cahu is located in Indonesia
Puruk Cahu
Puruk Cahu
Puruk Cahu (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°38′18″S 114°34′04″E / 0.6384°S 114.5677°E / -0.6384; 114.5677
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Kalimantan
RegencyMurung Raya Regency
DistrictMurung
Area
 • Total
151 km2 (58 sq mi)
Elevation74 m (243 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
21,781[1]
 • Density144.2/km2 (373/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesian Time)
Postal code
73911
Area code+6282311922203

Puruk Cahu (abbreviated: PRC[3]) 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. The area of this town mainly includes two kelurahan (urban villages) in the district of Murung i.e. the kelurahan of Beriwit and the kelurahan of Puruk Cahu itself.[4] The population of this town is approximately 21,781 people as of 2021.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Murung District in Figures 2022" (in Indonesian). Murung Raya Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Profil Kabupaten Murung Raya" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Singkatan Nama Kota (Abbreviation of City Names)" (PDF) (in Indonesian). p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Regional Regulation of Murung Raya Regency No. 4 Year 2005" (PDF) (in Indonesian). BPK & Government of Murung Raya Regency. September 2005. Retrieved 28 February 2023.