Officially, the construction of the city as the capital of Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan newly started on July 17, 1957. These events marked the groundbreaking of the construction of Palangkaraya city by the first president of the Republic of Indonesia, Ir. Sukarno at 10:00 pm (Hours are 10:17 am mentioning). Laying the first stone monument Palangkaraya city development is in the path S. Parman, right in front of the legislative office of Central Kalimantan Province.
Nevertheless, the existence of Palangkaraya as settlements have been going on since around 18th century AD. Historically, the formation of Palangkaraya originated from the coastal hamlet Bayuh Kahajan, precisely in Pesanggrahan Gang, Village Pahandut now. President Soekarno had planned to make the capital city of Palangkaraya as the Republic of Indonesia in the 1950s, but this idea failed to be realized due to the difficulty of building materials.
President Soekarno was considering in the future condition of Jakarta as the capital of the country will increasingly crowded and probably because it is located geographically in the western parts of Indonesia to be too far away to reach dijangkan and eastern Indonesia, which has tremendous potential. Concepts that may be aspired to be as his Washington, DC United, his or Canberra in Australia.
Members of Parliament elected from electoral districts in East Kalimantan, Desmond Mahesa, assess the most suitable city on Borneo island to become the capital is Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. There are several reasons for supporting Desmond Palangkaraya.
"It's actually not a new thing because before Sukarno had ever designed this thing," said Desmond Monday, July 26, 2010. "If you follow the count-count Bung Karno first, yes it is more appropriate in Central Kalimantan: Palangkaraya," said the politician's Great Indonesia Movement Party. Desmond rate, Palangkaraya geographically and defense, suitable as a capital city. Then, talk to the development of Indonesia, Palangkaraya still wide open for development.
Some reasons Jakarta as the capital of Indonesia should be on the move
1. Jakarta burden is too heavy (think yourself how weight)2. Urbanization goal many people (the more narrow ni klo jakarta many who come to urban)3. Many of the neglected infrastructure (just look at the mono rail not be created)4. The traffic is always jammed!5. Slum Communities lot!
"Talking about Indonesia's future development course I support this proposal. We are in Jakarta now stuck with a bad situation and everything right, "he said. Desmond more supportive of East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan than the dapilnya for reasons of defense. "In my opinion, East Kalimantan was too close to another country. Thinking in terms of Bung Karno, it's not right. That's within the framework of a defense issue, "he said.
