Tanah Bumbu regency in South Kalimantan (Borneo)

Batu Licin, also written as Batulicin (abbreviated: BLN), is a district of Tanah Bumbu regency and its capital, in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Batulicin is situated on the banks of the Batulicin River[1] and is 265 km east of the city of Banjarmasin, capital of the province in South Kalimantan.

Batulicin is an important center for coal shipping[2][3] from South Kalimantan to various parts of Indonesia as well as other countries. Batulicin is located at the edge of a strait that connects the Java Sea to the Straits of Makassar. Batulicin is served by Batu Licin Airport. Batulicin is currently developed to be an industrial park.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  2. ↑ "Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu". tanahbumbukab.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  3. ↑ Sulmaihati, Fariha (2019-03-12). Tobing, Sorta (ed.). "Arutmin Coal Production Target Increases 18% This Year". katadata.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  4. ↑ "The Provincial Government is pushing for the acceleration of the Batulicin industrial area". ANTARA News Agency Kalimantan Selatan. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  5. ↑ "BATULICIN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SOUTH KALIMANTAN". KPPIP (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-20.


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