Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in Central Kalimantan
This guide covers 14 destinations in Central Kalimantan, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 34 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Kapuas, East Kotawaringin and Palangka Raya. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Tjilik Riwut Airport (PKY).
- Destinations in this guide
- 14
- Places to stay
- 34
- Main airport
- PKYTjilik Riwut Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
Destinations
Destinations in Central Kalimantan
Every destination in this guide in Central Kalimantan, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palangka Raya | 249,434 | 33 | PKY · 3 km |
| Kapuas | 405,719 | 1 | BDJ · 65 km |
| East Kotawaringin | 403,684 | PKY · 134 km | |
| West Kotawaringin | 241,059 | ||
| North Barito | 150,227 | TJG · 142 km | |
| Katingan | 144,302 | PKY · 63 km | |
| Seruyan | 141,344 | ||
| Gunung Mas | 136,060 | ||
| Pulang Pisau | 122,219 | PKY · 100 km | |
| South Barito | 121,455 | TJG · 87 km | |
| Murung Raya | 115,604 | TJG · 96 km | |
| East Barito | 108,064 | TJG · 49 km | |
| Lamandau | 70,052 | KTG · 147 km | |
| Sukamara | 50,651 |
Where to stay
Hotels in Central Kalimantan
34 hotels in Central Kalimantan recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Central Kalimantan
From the climate of 14 destinations in Central Kalimantan with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 14 | 30 °C | 264 mm |
| February | 0 of 14 | 31 °C | 265 mm |
| March | 0 of 14 | 31 °C | 294 mm |
| April | 0 of 14 | 31 °C | 312 mm |
| May | 0 of 14 | 30 °C | 226 mm |
| June | 0 of 14 | 30 °C | 174 mm |
| July | 0 of 14 | 30 °C | 114 mm |
| August | 0 of 14 | 30 °C | 123 mm |
| September | 0 of 14 | 30 °C | 145 mm |
| October | 0 of 14 | 31 °C | 189 mm |
| November | 0 of 14 | 31 °C | 281 mm |
| December | 0 of 14 | 31 °C | 355 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Central Kalimantan
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Central Kalimantan name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
PKY · Tjilik Riwut Airport
TJG · Warukin Airport
BDJ · Syamsudin Noor International Airport
KTG · Rahadi Osman Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Central Kalimantan, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Indonesia
Nearby
Regions near Central Kalimantan
Other regions of Indonesia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.