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Pemangkat has a famous temple which is located in the Elephant mount ({{lang-id|Gunung Gajah}}) |
Pemangkat has a famous temple, {{lang-hak|Shin Mu Nyong}}, which is located in the Elephant mount ({{lang-id|Gunung Gajah}}). This temple is built as a worship place to a god whom local Chinese believe to be protecting fishermen when sailing out on the sea. This small town still practices many traditional Chinese cultures which can be rarely seen in other places. It has many natural resorts, such as Selindung waterfall, [[Tanjung Batu beach]] and Sinam beach. |
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1°10′36″N 108°57′45″E / 1.1768°N 108.9624°E Pemangkat is a small town in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located in the northwest of the provincial capital Pontianak.
Demographic
Most of the Pemangkat population are Malay and Tionghoa .
Geography
Pemangkat has a famous temple, Hakka: Shin Mu Nyong, which is located in the Elephant mount (Indonesian: Gunung Gajah). This temple is built as a worship place to a god whom local Chinese believe to be protecting fishermen when sailing out on the sea. This small town still practices many traditional Chinese cultures which can be rarely seen in other places. It has many natural resorts, such as Selindung waterfall, Tanjung Batu beach and Sinam beach.
Church of Saint Joseph, Pemangkat [1]
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People who are natives of Pemangkat are commonly referred to in Hakka language as Pangkatnyin, meaning people of Pemangkat.