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Bengkulu
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Bengkulu (Indonesian pronunciation: [bəŋˈkulu]), historically known as Bencoolen, is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southwest coast of Sumatra. It was formed on 18 November 1968 by separating out the area of the historic Bencoolen Residency from the province of South Sumatra under Law No. 9 of 1967 and was finalized by Government Regulation No. 20 of 1968. Spread over 20,130.21 km2, its area is comparable to the European country of Slovenia and it is bordered by the provinces of West Sumatra to the north, Jambi to the northeast, Lampung to the southeast, and South Sumatra to the east, and by the Indian Ocean to the northwest, south, southwest, and west.
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Bengkulu | |
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Province of Bengkulu | |
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Motto(s): Sekundang Setungguan Seio Sekato (Bengkulu) (Many hands make the works lighter) | |
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Established | 18 November 1968 |
Capital and largest city | Bengkulu |
Government | |
• Body | Bengkulu Provincial Government |
• Governor | Rohidin Mersyah (Golkar) |
• Vice Governor | Rosjonsyah Syahili [id] |
Area | |
• Total | 19,919.33 km2 (7,690.90 sq mi) |
• Rank | 28th in Indonesia |
Highest elevation | 2,852 m (9,357 ft) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 2,086,006 |
• Rank | 26th in Indonesia |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
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Demographics | |
• Ethnic groups | 60% Rejangese 22% Javanese 18% Lembak/Serawai 5% Chinese 4.4% Pasemah 4.3% Minangkabau 8.6 other[2] |
• Religion | 95% Islam 4% Christianity 1% other |
• Languages | Indonesian (official) Rejangese, Javanese, Serawai, Lembak, etc. |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
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HDI rank | 18th in Indonesia (2023)[4] |
Website | bengkuluprov |
Bengkulu is the 28th largest province by area; it is divided into nine regencies and the city of Bengkulu, the capital and the only independent city. Bengkulu is also the 26th largest province by population in Indonesia, with 1,715,518 inhabitants at the 2010 Census[5] and 2,010,670 at the 2020 Census;[6] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,086,006 (comprising 1,065,992 males and 1,020,014 females).[1] According to a release by Badan Pusat Statistik, it has the eleventh highest Human Development Index among the provinces, with a score of about 0.744 in 2013. By 2014, the province is positioned 28th highest in gross domestic product and 20th highest in life expectancy, 70.35 years.
Bengkulu also includes offshore Mega Island and Enggano Island in the Indian Ocean. Bengkulu has 525 kilometres of coastline along the Indian Ocean on its western side, from Dusun Baru Pelokan in Mukomuko Regency to Tebing Nasal in Kaur Regency. Bengkulu has many natural resources such as coal and gold, and has big and potential geothermal resources.[7][8] However, it is less developed than other provinces in Sumatra.