Balikpapan

American  

[bah-lik-pah-pahn] / ˈbɑ lɪkˈpɑ pɑn /

noun

1. a seaport on E Borneo, in central Indonesia.

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Balikpapan British  

/ ˌbɑːlɪkˈpɑːpɑːn /

noun

1. a city in Indonesia, on the SE coast of Borneo. Pop: 409 023 (2000)

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Example Sentences

Titin, 33, relocated from the closest city, Balikpapan, two years ago and opened a fruit store.

From Los Angeles Times

With limited garbage service, her husband has to drive rotten fruit to Balikpapan for disposal.

From Los Angeles Times

The stop-off in Samarinda was also odd - usually de Guzman would fly straight from Balikpapan to Busang.

From BBC

First proposed in 2019, Widodo’s plan to move the capital would involve constructing government buildings and housing from scratch around the seaport of Balikpapan, about 2,000 kilometers northeast of Jakarta.

From Seattle Times

It will be located in the vicinity of Balikpapan, an East Kalimantan seaport with a population of about 700,000.

From Seattle Times