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Pontianak

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Pontianak , city (1990 pop. 398,357), capital of West Kalimantan prov., W Borneo, Indonesia, at the mouth of a small stream in the Kapuas delta near the west coast. The chief city of W Borneo and an important port, it serves an area producing rubber, palm oil, sugar, pepper, rice, tobacco, and gold. Industries include shipbuilding and the processing of the region's products. In the city are the Univ. of West Kalimantan and a private university.

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Pontianak

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Pontianak, Borneo/Indonesia Founded in 1770 by an Arab trader who feared the pontianak ‘spirits’ in the area. According to legend, hunters became frightened of the noises they heard in the jungle at night which they likened to the screams of the ghost of a woman dying in childbirth—which is what the name translates as.

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Pontianak

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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	Return to Basics.(the making of Return to Pontianak) Magazine article from: Asia Image; 9/1/2000
	-Aston International Opens Aston Pontianak Hotel and Convention Center. Magazine article from: Travel Business Review (TBR); 10/13/2010
	Joseph Burn and Raffle's plan for a British Borneo.(RESEARCH NOTES) Magazine article from: Borneo Research Bulletin; 1/1/2006