Bengkulu (also known as Southwest Sumatra) is a province of Indonesia. It is on the southwest coast of the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra and Lampung. The province also includes Enggano Island. The capital and largest city is Bengkulu city.
It was formerly the site of a British garrison, which they called Bencoolen.
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| Coordinates: 3°48′S 102°15′ECoordinates: 3°48′S 102°15′E | |||
| Country | Indonesia | ||
| Capital | Bengkulu | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Junaidi Hamsyah, S.Ag., M.Pd | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 19,919.33 km2 (7,690.90 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 1,813,393 | ||
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| • Ethnic groups | Rejang (60,4%), Javanese (22,3%), Serawai (17,9%), Lembak (4,9%), Pasemah (4,4%), Minangkabau (4,3%), Malay (3,6%), Sundanese (3%), Batak (2%) [1] | ||
| • Religion | Islam | ||
| • Languages | Rejang, Bengkulu, Indonesian | ||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) | ||
| Website | bengkuluprov.go.id | ||
History
Despite these difficulties, the British persisted, maintaining their presence for roughly 140 years before ceding it to the Dutch as part of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 in exchange for Malacca.[2] Bengkulu remained part of the Dutch East Indies until the Japanese occupation in World War 2.
During Sukarno's imprisonment by the Dutch in the early 1930s, the future first president of Indonesia lived briefly in Bengkulu.[citation needed] Here he met his wife, Fatmawati, who bore him several children, including the first female President of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Bengkulu lies near the Sunda Fault and is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. In June 2000, an earthquake killed at least 100 people. A recent report predicts that Bengkulu is "at risk of inundation over the next few decades from undersea earthquakes predicted along the coast of Sumatra"[3] A series of earthquakes struck Bengkulu during September 2007, killing 13 people.[4]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1971 | 519,316 | — |
| 1980 | 768,064 | +47.9% |
| 1990 | 1,179,122 | +53.5% |
| 1995 | 1,409,117 | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 1,567,436 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 1,715,568 | +9.5% |
| Source: Badan Pusat Statistik 2010 | ||
Administrative divisions
Bengkulu Province is subdivided into nine regencies and the independent city of Bengkulu, which lies outside any regency. The regencies and city are listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.| Name | Area (km2) | Population Estimate 2005 |
Population Census 2010 |
Capital |
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| Bengkulu (city) | 144.52 | 257,763 | 308,756 | Bengkulu |
| South Bengkulu Regency (Bengkulu Selatan) | 1,179.65 | 129,878 | 142,722 | Manna |
| Rejang Lebong Regency | 1,475.99 | 237,459 | 246,378 | Curup |
| North Bengkulu Regency (Bengkulu Utara) | 5,548.54 | 328,620 | 256,358 | Argamakmur |
| Kaur Regency | 2,369.05 | 106,184 | 107,627 | Bintuhan |
| Seluma Regency | 2,400.44 | 156,814 | 172,801 | Pasar Tais |
| Mukomuko Regency | 4,036.70 | 130,401 | 156,312 | Mukomuko |
| Lebong Regency | 1,929.24 | 85,850 | 97,091 | Tubei |
| Kepahiang Regency | 704.57 | 113,317 | 125,011 | Kepahiang |
| Central Bengkulu Regency (Bengkulu Tengah) | * | * | 98,570 | Karang Tinggi |
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