Sampit is a town and a timber port on the Sampit River in the Central Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo, Indonesia. It is the seat of East Kotawaringin Regency and the biggest timber port in all of Indonesia. The Schwaner mountain range extends with long hill ridges southwards, separating the major river systems of the area.
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Sampit is a town and a timber port on the Sampit River in the Central Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo, Indonesia. It is the seat of East Kotawaringin Regency and the biggest timber port in all of Indonesia. Sampit became known worldwide following inter-ethnic violent communal clashes between the Dayaks and the Madurese which broke out on February 17, 2001. In just two weeks 469 were reported to have been killed, of which 456 of them wereMadurese.
Virtually the entire MadureSE people fled and \”ethnic cleansing\” has taken place in Sampit and surrounding areas. The Schwaner mountain range extends with long hill ridges southwards, separating the major river systems of the area. The Bukit Baka hill range extends down to Sampit Bay.
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