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The beauty of the Kapuas River in Taman Alun-Alun

Helloindonesia.id – If you crave a park with the longest view of the Kapuas River in Indonesia, you should stop by this one park. Kapuas Alun-Alun Park, this park presents a calm view of the flow of water on the Kapuas River with ships crossing the river.

Kapuas Park

The park, located in the center of Pontianak, has become a gathering place for Pontianak residents. Enjoying the view of the river that divides the city of Pontianak while sitting relaxed and enjoying a culinary dish typical of Pontianak becomes a pleasant moment while in this park. Kapuas Square is more beautiful when the night greets. The lights that illuminate the area around the park make this park look beautiful when it gets dark. The lights coming from fishing boats became beautiful decorations from the river direction.

How to get to Kapuas Park

To get to this park visitors can take a number of very easy transportation alternatives. Using private vehicles and public transportation parks will be easily found. Its location in the city center makes this park so easy to access.

The park, which is one of the ‘Waterfront City’ projects for the Pontianak City Government, does have an architecture that is made comfortable for visitors. This park has a fountain whose placement feels very beautiful surrounded by stairs. Equator Monument replica which is a pride of Pontianak residents can also see in this park.

Kapuas Square has undergone renovations several times. The first renovation occurred around 1999, then in 2011 the park underwent renovation. In 2012, the Pontianak City Government conducted renovations in several sectors such as adding a number of fountain points and equipping the park with additional facilities and infrastructure. If at first the park only had an area of ​​around 1.5 hectares, now the Kapuas Square has reached around 3 hectares.

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