Banjarmasin

Banjarmasin, also Bandjarmasin, city and port in Indonesia, on the south-east of the island of Borneo, capital of South Kalimantan Province, at the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers near the Java Sea. The port, accessible to ocean-going vessels, is a shipping point for the produce of the surrounding region, including pepper, rubber, timber, rattan, coal, iron, and diamonds. Many of Banjarmasin's buildings are constructed on piles over the river or on floating rafts. Population 546,466 (1997 estimate).