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Bali
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Jakarta
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Java
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East
Java
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West
Java
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Yogyakatar
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Banten
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Nusa
Tenggara I
East
Nusa
Tenggara
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Bengkulu
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Jambi |
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South
Sumatra
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West
Sumatra
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North
Sumatra
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Riau
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Aceh |
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 Bengkulu
is
the
smallest
and
lowest
populated
province
of
Sumatra.
Bengkulu
province
is
located
on
the
southwest
coast
of
Sumatra.
It
occupies
of
19,831
sq.
km
area
and
has
about
one
million
populations,
comprising
mostly
Rejang,
Malay,
Bugis
and
Chinese
ethnic
ancestry
people.
Bukit
Barisan
mountain
range
constitutes
its
northeastern
border,
beyond
which
laid
of
South
Sumatra
province
and
Jambi
province.
The
province
protected
by a
stretch
of
mountains,
which
soon
flow
into
the
mighty
Bukit
Barisan.
Tigers
and
elephants
wander
through
the
remains
of
the
original
rainforest,
where
exotic
rafflesia's
and
orchids
grow. |
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The
British
founded
Bengkulu
in
1685.
It
is a
university
town
and
administrative
centre.
It
is
the
last
territory
in
Indonesia
to
be
held
by
the
British.
Fort
Marlborough,
constructed
in
1762,
is a
castle
with
gatehouse
that
contains
old
gravestones
with
English
inscription.
Sir
Stamford
Raffles,
who
later
found
Singapore,
was
lieutenant
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government
of
Bengkulu
from
1818
to
1823. |
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Thomas
Stamford
Raffles
was
an
important
figure
in
Bengkulu
history,
which
in
1817
was
appointed
as a
Lieutenant-Governor
of
Bencoolen,
the
only
territory
in
the
area,
which
the
Dutch
had
never
managed
to
bring
under
their
control.
Raffles
was
an
extraordinary
and
energetic
man
of
wide-ranging
interests.
In
the
year
of
his
arrival,
he
and
a
botanist
named
Joseph
Arnold
discovered
the
world's
largest
flower,
at
Manna
River
near
Lubuktapi,
in
South
Bengkulu.
The
flower
is
now
known
as
Rafflesia
Arnoldi
and
is
the
official
symbol
of
Bengkulu
province. |
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Tabah
Penanjung,
an
hour
drive
into
the
hills
above
Bengkulu
is a
nature
reserve
where
rafflesias
are
often
found.
Mt
Bukit
Kaba,
near
the
hill
town
of
Curup
can
be
climbed
in a
day
from
Bengkulu. |
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Geographically
Geographically,
Bengkulu
is
located
between
2o
and
5o
South
Latitude
and
between
101o
and
104o
Eastern
Longitude.
This
Province
is
bordered
by:
East
Side:
Jambi
Province
West
Side:
Indian
Ocean
South
Side:
Lampung
Province
and
Indian
Ocean
North
Side:
West
Sumatra
Province |
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Administratively
Bengkulu
Province
is
divided
among
1
municipality
and
3
districts,
with
Bengkulu
as
its
capital
city.
Temperature
Its
humidity
is
87%
and
the
rainfall
ranges
3,598
mm
per
year.
The
temperature
of
this
area
ranges
between
22.2o
C
and
31.1o
C. |
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Demography
Bengkulu
Province
has
an
indigineous
community
consisted
of
Manna,
Muko-Muko,
and
Minang.
A
transmigration
program
supports
a
migration
flow
to
this
province.
The
population
density
of
this
province
was
68
people
per
Km2.
Compared
to
the
average
national
population
growth
amounted
to
2.144%
per
year;
this
province
was
on
the
higher
level
with
3.42%
per
year
in
the
1990-1994. |
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Population
Bengkulu
province
is
located
on
the
southwest
coast
of
Sumatra.
It
occupies
of
19,831
sq.
km
area
and
has
about
one
million
populations,
comprising
mostly
Rejang,
Malay,
Bugis
and
Chinese
ethnic
ancestry
people. |
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Wide
Area
Bengkulu
province
area
is
21,168-sq.km
widths.
Bukit
Barisan
mountain
range
constitutes
its
northeastern
border,
beyond
which
lie
in
South
Sumatra
and
Jambi
provinces. |
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