The University of Tanjung Pura, a state university, was established in Pontianak in 1963.
Museum Negeri Pontianak is a museum in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, near Tanjungpura University.
Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri 4 Pontianak is one of the Public Schools in the Province of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Sultan Hamid II (1913–1978), last Sultan of Pontianak, only President of the State of West Kalimantan