Tarakan The New Singapore Of Indonesia
Tarakan is just a little island, a city which located near Sabah, Malaysia
frontier. At Second World War between Japan armies and Australian army, 235
Australian armies died at the battle. In Tarakan there is Australian army
cenotaph in location, which is become a military complex. This cenotaph is
built in memory of coping to die Australian army to free Tarakan from Japan
occupying. In other location there is Japan grave residing in ex Japan bunker
in hilly area. About 4 Km from the downtown, in Masjid Markoni Street Gang III
there is Monument that built in 1933.
This monument is square equipped with article Kanji and is place of obsequies
the dying Japanese corpse.
Tarakan City is
one of four local government status as the 'City' in the province of East
Kalimantan with Samarinda, Bontang and Balikpapan. As the 17th richest
city in Indonesia, Tarakan have comitment to be The New Singapore , as the wish of President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his visit to this city several years ago. Currently
Tarakan continue to improve the
facilities and infrastructure to be more easy and interesting places to visit
for anyone who likes the uniqueness, beauty and peace. The rapid development of
the city of in the presence of various
city facilities to show their existence as well as the development reference
region's main gate in the northern region of East Kalimantan. The strategic
position directed into city services and trade. It is inevitable that
accessibility to the city of Tarakan is now even easier. Because the
infrastructure supporting both through sea ports Malundung and Juata (ferry
port) or through the International Airport Juata easily accessible. Air
transportation can be done by using aircraft such as Srivijaya, Batavia, Lion,
Kal Star Trigana and departing from the airport Sepinggan, in Singapore or get
through airport Tawau - Malaysia by plane headed MASwings Juata airfield
located in the city of Tarakan with the old flights of less than 1 (one) hour. It
is included the transport within the
city and various types of hotels. Places
of entertainment and recreation is easier to find Tarakan City. Make sure the
plan and purpose of your trip to the city of Tarakan by sea or air. Discover
the unique and characteristic Tarakan city as a city full of memories of past
information including natural, historical and cultural tourist attraction. Tarakan
city development has been offering a variety of tourist destinations should be
a unique experience both the history and culture of the multicultural city of
Tarakan and the natural environment on the island with a total 657.33 Km and
total population in 2012 approximately 240,000 inhabitants. Explore the
northern part of East Kalimantan and find out more in Tarakan City to start a
new adventure and unforgetable experience.
Tarakan is beautiful Island...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and enjoyable place to live
DeleteWow a new singapore? It must be better than Singapore!
ReplyDeleteBut the fact is it is not easy to be the new Singapore. It need alot of time and strugles!
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