Musical Instruments

This is a musical instruments from Palangka Raya City :

Garantung this is a traditional musical instrument of its kind Gong. This is the instrument most used by the public Central Borneo Dayak tribe in particular.

This Katambung is a type of percussion drum ang has a length up to 75_cm. This instrument made of ulin wood later in the fluffy skin dried for tetraodontidae stretched at the sides as the part that was later struck down in emainkannya. Diamater tetraodontidae dried skin is then made part of Katambung is usually up to 10 cm.

The harp is an instrument type is the quotation being made derived from light wood. Senarnya there are two there are three.

Judging from its size, flute Balawung this includes a small flute categories. There are five holes at the bottom and there was a hole in it.

Sarun is a tool that music made of iron or metal.

Kangkanung is a kind of gong with smaller size amounted to five things, made of copper.

Souvenir From Palangka Raya City

In Indonesia the art each region has with the peculiarities and privileges of each. This fact is certainly adds to the richness of the variations of the archipelago. Holster Borneo, display, wallets and handbags, beaded key chains and assorted rings necklaces made of stone typical of Borneo.

Bag



Bag Craetion From Ratttan




Cloth




Key Souvenir

Necklace




Wristbands




Wallet




Rock

The Dayak

The word “Dayak” actually means “inland” or “upriver”, especially where the Indonesian part of Borneo, - called Kalimantan.

The indigenous peoples of are commonly known as Dayak. The term was coined by Europeans referring to the non-Malay inhabitants of Borneo.

There are over 50 ethnic Dayak groups speaking different languages. This cultural and linguistic diversity parallels the high biodiversity and related traditional knowledge of Borneo.

Many of Borneo’s languages are endemic. It is estimated that around 170 languages and dialects are spoken on the island of Borneo and some by just a few hundred people, thus posing a serious risk to the future of those languages and related heritage.

Some Dayak people once lived mostly in massive communal structures known as longhouses. These could be up to 12 metres high and house over 100 families under one roof, affording safety from attacks during times of warfare. Inside, families lived in separate apartments arranged along a central corridor, which served as a communal area. 



While some groups still live in longhouses, many have moved into individual houses – either because of government pressure or because inter-tribal warfare has stopped.

For centuries, the Dayak indigenous people in the Borneo have managed the forests in sustainable ways. Their practices, supported by customary regulations and traditional knowledge, have contributed to the maintenance and preservation of the rich and extraordinary biodiversity of Borneo.

Communities living in the interior of Borneo are still largely regulated by customary law or adat which govern their daily affairs and management of natural resources within their customary territory. 

Communities in the Borneo have long used zoning as a land management tool, where the forest territory of each village or settlement is divided into areas for non-timber forest product (NTFP) collection, hunting, agriculture (rice paddies and swiddens), gardens, old settlements and sacred sites.

Local regulations specify the rates and means of collection of forest resources that stress sustainability and minimise stress to the environment. For example, there is emphasis on not wasting animals or forest products by collecting more than needed or harvesting them in ways that would hamper their future reproduction or growth.

All Dayak communities ban the use of chemicals and sophisticated technology for catching fish and only traditional tools like nets, rods and fish traps may be used. All customary regulations state that trees at the headwaters of rivers may not be cut and recommend that salt springs in the forest and common hunting grounds not be damaged.

Betang House (The Traditional House)

Betang House is a typical traditional house of a Dayak home. Distinctive home betang form 

elongated stage. Long House betang could reach 30 to 150 meters and a width of 10 to 30 meters, the height of the pillars of his 3-5 meters. Building materials are used to high berkaulitas i.e. ulin wood, in addition to having the power that can stand up to hundreds of years, this wood is also anti termite. In part of this betang House is divided into several rooms that are occupied by each family. In particular, creation of dayak home we must part betang line with sunrise and sunset tohilirnya side, as a symbol of hard work to survive start of Sun to grow and go home in the sun goes out.

House shape is elongated betang and there is a staircase and entrance into betang.Stairs as a means of liaison on betang named hejot. Home high in the wake of betang ground to avoid enemy that comes with sudden, wild animals, sometimes flooding struck. The House can meet betang riverbank existed in kalimantan.

On the front page of the House usually betang Hall as a guest or as a customary meeting place. The front page also contains sapundu. Sapundu is a sculpture or a totem in general human-shaped carvings. Sapundu has a function as a place for tying animals will be sacrificed for ceremonial processions. Sometimes there is also patahuin the courtyard that serves as the home of betang cult.

On the back of betang can be found a smaller Hall called tukau used as warehousesfor storing farming tools, such as the lisung or halu. On a place of betang used as storage of the weapon, where it is commonly called bawong. On the front or the backthere is also usually betang beef. Beef is a storage of the bones of the deceased's family after passing the tiwah ceremony.

Based on Dayak belief there is special provision in the laying space at Home Betangnamely:

Center or axis of buildings where people gather do 30 activities be it religious, social and community activities and other then space los, should be in the middle of the building.

Beds, space must be arranged in rows sepanjangbangunan Betang. The placement of the child's bedroom of the old danorang there is a specific provision which ruangtidur parents should be most tip of darialiran River and the harusberada youngest child sleeping on the downstream flow of the river most tip, jadiruang sleeping parents and the youngest not bolehdiapit and if it breached will mendapatpetaka for thehousehold.

Part of the kitchen should be facing the flow of the River, according to a myth so that got sustenance.

Ladder. Indoor staircase custom homes should begrjumlah Betang odd numbered 3, but generally that is located at the tip of the left and right, another one in the futureas a marker or ungakapan sense of solidariras according to the mitostergantung size of the home, the larger the size of the House the more stairs.

Pante is the floor place the rice, drying clothes, to hold a traditional ceremony. His position is in front of the exterior roof yeng projected outward. The floor of a bamboo material pante, parts of stem wood circle of pinang, wrist or stem from the Board.

The porch is the entrance to the House after passing the corresponding pante number by the number of the head of the family. On the front porch when there are ceremonies such as signs mounted hometown a bamboo whose skin resembles finely diarut fringes of the segments for the sake of appearance.

Sami functioned as a place of living area organizes activities requiring citizens.

Jungkar. Unlike the ROAR that in general there should be. While Jungkar as additional space in the back of the booth family each that connect the roof the roof is long or there are times when the roof pillar stands on its own but is still a part of the long House. Jungkar placed on the stairs into or out of a family, so as not to disturb guests who are on a trip. Jungkar a roof connecting on the roof of his long tingaatn (vents on the roof that opens with a sustained/wood report) that when rain or night can be closed again.

Betang home left on the Dayak community is an example of traditional cultural life that is able to survive and adapt to the environment. The Dayak community has an instinct to always live together side by side with nature and other community residents. They love to live peacefully in a harmonious community so trying to keep afloat with the pattern of home life betang. This expectation is supported by the awareness of each individual to align his interests with a common interest. Such awareness is based by nature mind religio-magical, that assumes that every citizen has a value andposition as well as the same right to life within the community. Betang House settlement patterns closely related to food sources provided by the surrounding nature, such as land for tillage, stream that many fish, and forests populated game. However, the dependence on nature gradually have started to diminish. The Dayak community has begun to recognize the plantations and farms. Betang House described the familiarity of the relationships in the family and in society.

Home other than dwellings betang also is the center of all activities of the traditional residents. When observed in more carefully, activities at home in traditional educational process resembles betang non formal. There were Dayak society Division or difference in working on traditional arts. Men skilled in ngamboh (Blacksmith), weaving, and carve out, while women are more skilled in weaving and weaving.

Agriculture Of Palangkaraya City

Population

Number of Palangka Raya Regency population in the year of

2013 are recorded 244.500. Number of males are less than females with

the procentage of 51,12 % for males and 48,88 % for females. Based on the

total area, the population density rate is 91 people/km², which is considered

to be fairly law density.

Agriculture

Agriculture sector contributes significantly to the regional income as well as

to provide jobs. The sub sectors like: food crops, estate crops, forenstry, animal

husbandry, and fishery take a very important role in the field of socio-culture of Palangka Raya City.

Estate Crops and Forestry

For the area of palm crops increased each year together with the

increasing of sectoral coorporated in the investment. Meanwhile, in the field of forestry, the dcreasing areas of forest in Palangka Raya City also means the decresing of the logging and other timber products, except the besides

forestry-products.

Animal Husbandry and Fishery

Under the animal husbandry and fishery sub sectors, pig were the most populaous that made of 7.888, chickens were the most populous as well as were consumed. While, in fishery sub sectors, in land water fish products is bigger than fish.

Electricity and Water Supply

Index of water or energy consumption of the community is one of the

indicators to measure the level of prosperity of a community. There is an increase in the index of sold energy by PLN and index of water consumption that had been supplied a part from government office supply and one being lost while distribution process in line with the increase in the number of population and the degree of community’s prosperity in Palangka Raya City.

Road Transportation

The length of the road in Palangka Raya

City by the end of 2013 was 911,83 kms.According to the road by type of surface along 104,02 kms was in good condition,141,56 kms was in fair condition,259,57 kms was in bad condition and 406,69 kms was in very bad condition.

Land, Air and River Transportation

An increasing of motor vehicles in 2012 were 90.648 units consisted of 82.320 motor cycles, 3.716 passenger cars, 4.510 trucks, and 60 buses/minibuses and 42 special vehicles. Number of aircraft departures and arrivals in Tjilik Riwut airports in Palangka Raya City in 2013 were as many as5.572 and 5.568 times.

This means that there is an increase compared to 2012. In contrary, the departure passengers increased from 354.457 in 2012 to 368.819 in 2013.

Accomodation

Stamp duties in 2013 have been sold for Rp.15.220.500.000,-. The number of letters that had been posted generally decreased. Number of hotels and other

accomodations in Palangka Raya City in 2013 were 45 unit, with total of rooms 1.611 and 2.483 beds.

Regional Finance

Actual expenditure of Palangka Raya regency in the year 2009 was Rp.

533,74 billion, including operation expenditure was Rp. 393,51 billion, capital

expenditure was Rp. 140,05 billion, uncridible expenditure was Rp. 150 million

and transfer was Rp. 24 million. Actual local government of Palangka Raya Regency receipt in the year 2009 was Rp. 548,89 billion, including receipt of regency was Rp. 22,54 billion, transfer receipt was Rp. 410,81 billion and

other receipt was 81,97 billion and also 33,57 billion.

Actual expenditure of Palangka Raya regency in the year 2013 was Rp.

849,91 billion, including operation expenditure was Rp. 676,57 billion, capital

expenditure was Rp. 173,33 billion, uncridible expenditure was Rp. 0 million

and transfer was Rp. 0 million. Actual local government of Palangka Raya Regency receipt in the year 2013 was Rp. 874,86 billion, including

receipt of regency was Rp. 63,56 billion, transfer receipt was Rp.811,31 billion and other receipt was Rp. 0 million.

Bangking

Number of bank that operated in Palangka Raya Regency in 2009 were 11

units. All of them located in Palangka Raya City. There were Development Bank of

Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia National Bank, BCA, Danamon Bank,

National Deposit Bank, Mega Bank, Mandiri Bank, Muamalat Bank, BTPN Bank

and Indonesia People Bank. Number of bank that operated in Palangka Raya Regency in 2013 were 16 units. All of them located in Palangka Raya

City. There were Development Bank of Central Kalimantan Province, BNI, BCA,

Danamon Bank, BTN, Mega Bank, Mandiri Bank, Muamalat Bank, BTPN Bank, BRI, Syariah Mandiri Bank, CIMB, Sinar Mas Bank and BNI Syariah Bank .

Vision and Mision of Palangkaraya City

Vision and Mision of

PALANGKA RAYA CITY

Palangka Raya City Vision is as follows: "Palangka Raya establishment as a City of Education, Service and Quality Tours, Organized and Eco-Friendly Way, to a Prosferous Society Based on Cultural Philosophy “Betang” Palangka Raya City Mision is as follows :

1. Palangka Raya achieve quality education as the city with the national  

   And global orientation, human resources, knowledgeable, loyal and  

   obedient to God Almighty.

2. Palangka Raya City Government to realize as a service to society.

3. Palangka Raya realized as a planned city tours, organized,

   resourceful and friendly environment.

4. Palangka Raya bring prosperity to the community.

5. Achieve good governance and clean with high discipline, professional

    athitude, authoritative and responsible for providing excellent service  

   to the community.

6. Create a society that has a political consciousness and democratic  

   Legal order.

Description about Regional Symbol

Description about

Regional Symbol of Palangka Raya City

Details ;

1. Shape : Shield like

2. Colors : Black, green, yellow and white

3. Inscription : The words “Palangka Raya” written over black base

    and Isen Mulang

4. Pictures :

a. A green circle

b. A stalk of paddy with six leaves and seventeen seeds

c. A stalk of cotton plant with five leaves and its six white seeds

d. Mandau (traditional sword from Kalimantan Tengah) and Sumpit

     (a    pipe with bullets)traditional weapon

e. Jasmine flower in circle, was connected with strips of roads of  

    Kalimantan Tengah..

5. Order :

    a. Along the top, side of the badge there is in archshaped in black  

       where the word “PALANGKA RAYA” is written in white capital  

       letters.

    b. In the middle of symbol there are two circles, the small circle inside   

        the bigger one  connected with stripe that symbolized the roads

    c. Mandau and Sumpit are across each other behind the circle and a  

        stalk of rice and cotton.

d. Under the circle and a stalk of rice and cotton, there is white ribbon  

    where the word  “ISEN MULANG” on it.

e. Basic colors are green and yellow which are separated with stripe in  

    the middle.

f. Along side the symbol badge there is black line.