Bengkulu
Bengkulu
| Bengkulu | |||
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| Coordinates: 3°48′S 102°15′E / 3.8°S 102.25°ECoordinates: 3°48′S 102°15′E / 3.8°S 102.25°E | |||
| Country | Indonesia | ||
| Capital | Bengkulu | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governor | Plt. Ust. Junaidi Hamzah | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 21,168 km2 (8,173 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| - Total | 1,713,393 | ||
| - Density | 80.9/km2 (209.6/sq mi) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| - Ethnic groups | Javanese (22,3%), Rejang (21,4%), Serawai (17,9%), Lembak (4,9%), Pasemah (4,4%), Minangkabau (4,3%), Malay (3,6%), Sundanese (3%), Batak (2%) | ||
| - Religion | Islam | ||
| - Languages | Bengkulu, Indonesian | ||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) | ||
| Website | bengkuluprov.go.id | ||
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 capital and largest city is Bengkulu city. It was formerly the site of a British garrison, which they called Bencoolen. The province also includes Enggano Island.
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Population
The province had a population of 1,567,432 at the 2000 census., rising to 875,663 males and 837,730 females recorded in the 2010 census
History
The English East India Company established a pepper-trading center and garrison at Bengkulu (Bencoolen) in 1685. In 1714 the British built Fort Marlborough in the city, which still stands. The trading post was never financially profitable for the British, hampered by a location which Europeans found unpleasant, and by an inability to find sufficient pepper to buy.
Despite these difficulties, the British persisted, maintaining their presence for 150 years before ceding it to the Dutch as part of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 to focus attention on Malacca. Like the rest of Indonesia, Bengkulu remained a Dutch colony until after World War II.
During Sukarno's imprisonment by the Dutch in the early 1930s, the future first president of Indonesia lived briefly in Bengkulu. Here he met his wife, Fatmawati, who bore him several children, the most famous being the first female President of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Bengkulu lies near the Sunda Fault and is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. In June 2000 a quake 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" A series of earthquakes struck Bengkulu during September 2007, killing 13 people.
Tourism
Bengkulu is a big province which introducing the most beautiful beach, is called by panjang beach.
having a long beach, bengkulu was giving different names of each beach some of them giving by their place,
- Pasir putih beach
in this area, we can find many resorts especially for tourist, some hotels was build here, "just open your window, you can see the beautiful beach" because the beach so close to the hotels, just 100 meters, how exited there.
- Tapak paderi beach
this site is so different than other, the beach consist of stones to break the sea from abrasion, but looks so beautiful for recreation or just for having spicy barbecue corn. in another site of beach we can find fort marlborough it was leaving by Dutch colony after World War II.
- Jakat Beach
like the another beach, the beach is so save for people to play around, swimming, play with sands, many people choice here because the beach no deep enough, thats so beautiful beach.
Economy
Three active coal mining companies produce between 200,000 and 400,000 tons of coal per year, which is exported to Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia, and East Asia. Fishing, particularly tuna and mackerel, is an important activity. Agricultural products exported by the province include ginger, bamboo shoots, and rubber.
Notes
- ^ Bengkulu Lumbung Nasionalis yang Cair. http://epaper.kompas.com.+February 11.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik : Population of Indonesia by Province 1971, 1980, 1990, 1995 and 2000 Retrieved 5 April 2010
- ^ http://beritasore.com/2010/08/18/jumlah-penduduk-bengkulu-17-juta-jiwa/
- ^ Andrew C. Revkin (2006-12-05). "Indonesian Cities Lie in Shadow Of Cyclical Tsunami". New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)) p. A.5.
- ^ New York Times
- Reid, Anthony (ed.). 1995. Witnesses to Sumatra: A traveller's anthology. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press. pp. 125–133.
- Reprints of British-era primary source material
- Wilkinson, R.J. 1938. Bencoolen. Journal of the Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Society. 16(1): 127-133.
- Overview of the British experience in Bencoolen
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