Tarakan is a city in East Kalimantan province of Indonesia and is to be found on the small island with the same name. This area saw some of the fiercest and bloody battles between Japanese and Australian forces during WW2. The province is rich in natural resources including gold and coal mining, timber products.  Oil and natural gas are also produced here in large quantities.

Takaran is the city and the name of the island which is in the East Kalimantan province of Indonesia on the east of Borneo.

Takaran has a population of approx 170,000 people. The whole province of East Kalimantan has around 2.75 million inhabitants which is made up of Javanese, Bugis, Banjarese and Kutai.

Flights to Tarakan

Fishing has always been a way of life on Takaran. The town’s name means "a place where fishermen can rest, eat and meet barter different fishes of their catch with the other fishermen". The islands have generally been at peace except during WW2 when Australian and Japanese forces met in battle.