Puruk Cahu
Puruk Cahu
Puruk Cahu | |
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Batu Bara (Coal) Roundabout Monument in Puruk Cahu | |
| Motto(s): "Tira Tangka Balang" Siang language: "Work to Completion" | |
| Coordinates: 0°38′18″S 114°34′04″E / 0.6384°S 114.5677°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Kalimantan |
| Regency | Murung Raya Regency |
| District | Murung |
| Area | |
• Total | 151 km2 (58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 21,781 |
| • Density | 144.2/km2 (373/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Western Indonesian Time) |
| Postal code | 73911 |
| Area code | +6282311922203 |
Puruk Cahu (abbreviated: PRC) 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. The population of this town is approximately 21,781 people as of 2021.