East Kalimantan rely Cultural Tourism Object - Balikpapan

East Kalimantan now rely on cultural and historical attractions, given the province's cultural diversity and there are many historic sites, one of them is the Museum Mulawarman, member of Parliament.

The high interest of tourists to visit historic and cultural attractions that are head UPTD Museum Mulawarman, A Peter Ngo, who was accompanied by TU Kasubag Riduansyah in Tenggarong, Monday (05/04/2010).

Total visits special tours to the Museum Mulawarman Tenggarong, member of Parliament (East Kalimantan) in 2009 reached 103 432 people, an increase of 18 374 visitors than the previous year, ie 85 058 people.

The data was certainly exciting for the East Kalimantan provincial government associated with the program Visit Indonesia Year. Based on various data related to domestic and foreign tourists visit, the East Kalimantan provincial government is now making its program as a Visit Indonesia Year 2010.

Mulawarman Museum party data showed that the visits are usually increased in the early years, ie during school holidays and during the implementation of ERAU Cultural Festival. The museum is one of the museum that holds pride of citizens of East Kalimantan Kutai Kartanegara travel history.

Mulawarman Museum collection 5373 collection consisting of 55 types of classification geologika, Biologika 155 species, Etnografika 2037 types, 43 types of Archaeology, 1295 Historika type, or heraldika numismatika 880 species, 31 species filologika, keramologika 581 species, 197 types of fine art and teknologika 99 species.

In addition to the member of Parliament, East Kalimantan there are also several other royal heritage, namely in the Bulungan Sultanate in Bulungan regencies, Gunung Tabur Palace and Sambaliung in Berau regency and Sadurangas palace in Paser district

Head of Culture and Tourism East Kalimantan, Firminus Kunum says ex-Sultan area in East Kalimantan and now it has become a museum of cultural and historical attractions.

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