Singkawang

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Singkawang is a city in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, known for its large Chinese Indonesian community and vibrant Chinese cultural festivals, especially its Cap Go Meh celebrations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
country Indonesia
distanceTo approximately 145 km north of Pontianak
governedBy Mayor of Singkawang
hasAdministrativeDivision districts
hasAdministrativeStatus municipality
hasBuiltHeritage Chinese temples and shrines
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasCuisineInfluence Chinese Indonesian cuisine
hasCulturalInfluence Chinese culture
Dayak culture
Malay culture
hasDemographicFeature high proportion of ethnic Chinese residents
hasEconomicActivity services sector
small-scale manufacturing
tourism
trade
hasFestival Cap Go Meh
Chinese New Year celebrations
Lantern Festival
hasLanguage Dayak languages
Hakka Chinese
Indonesian
Malay
hasMajorEthnicGroup Chinese Indonesians
Dayak people
Malay people
hasNickname City of a Thousand Temples
Kota Seribu Kelenteng
hasProvince West Kalimantan
hasReligion Buddhism
Christianity
Confucianism
Islam
local Dayak beliefs
hasTourismAttraction Cap Go Meh parade
Chinese temples
coastal scenery
cultural tourism
nearby beaches
knownFor Cap Go Meh celebrations
Chinese cultural festivals
Tatung parade during Cap Go Meh
large Chinese Indonesian community
locatedIn West Kalimantan
locatedInTimeZone UTC+7
locatedNear South China Sea
locatedOn island of Borneo
partOf Kalimantan region
transportBy road network to Pontianak

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chinese Indonesians
concentratedIn

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