Empowerment of Maritime Potential in The Coastal Region of West Kalimantan in Support of The Preparedness of the Indonesian Naval Main Base – XII

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue I, January 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186

Empowerment of Maritime Potential in The Coastal Region of West Kalimantan in Support of The Preparedness of the Indonesian Naval Main Base – XII

Mokhamad Subur, Beni Rudiawan, Arief Rachman
Total War Strategy, Defense University of the Republic of Indonesia

Abstract – West Kalimantan as one of the third largest provinces in Indonesia, has a long coastline to the north bordering Malaysia. Based on its geographical location, one-third of West Kalimantan is on the coast and islands or maritime areas facing the Indonesian Archipelago Sea Lanes (ALKI I) making its territorial waters and coasts as strategic areas that have threats and opportunities. The presence of the Indonesian Naval Main Base – XII in west Kalimantan must be able to empower the maritime potential and resources available, especially in the region / along the coast of West Kalimantan to support the operation of the elements and equipment.
The research methods used in writing this article are literature studies with descriptive qualitative approaches, interviewing field guides, as well as literature studies that support problem solving.

Keywords – Maritime potential, West Kalimantan, Indonesian Naval Main Base – XII

I. INTRODUCTION

The area of West Kalimantan is 147,307 km² or 1.13 times the area of Java Island and includes the third largest province after Papua Province (319,036.05 km²) and Central Kalimantan (153,564.50 km²), while the fourth is East Kalimantan (129,873 km² after reducing North Kalimantan Province). The boundaries of the territory are as follows :
•The West borders the Karimata Strait.
•The Northern Part is directly adjacent to Sarawak (East Malaysia) and East Kalimantan Province.
•The Southern part borders the province of Central Kalimantan as well as the Java Sea.
•The Eastern part borders the provinces of Central Kalimantan and East Kalimantan.

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