East Kalimantan Wins Overall Champion, These Are the 10 Provinces That Won in the 31st National MTQ 2026 in Semarang
East Kalimantan (Kaltim) snagged the Overall Champion title at the 31st National Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran (MTQ) in 2026 held in Semarang, Central Java. The announcement was made during the closing ceremony at Pancasila Simpang Lima Square on Saturday (9/19). Kaltim racked up 288 points, beating out Central Java (208 points) and Jakarta Special Capital Region (129 points).
Out of the 48 categories they joined, 37 of Kaltim’s participants (77.1 percent) made it to the finals. The scoring system used 9-7-5-3-2-1 points for each ranking. Kaltim held onto the President’s Rotating Trophy after previously becoming overall champion at the 30th National MTQ in Samarinda back in 2024.
Meanwhile, Aceh, which scored 99 points along with East Java, has been named host for the 2028 National MTQ. The last time Aceh hosted was way back in 1981 in Banda Aceh.
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