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Province
Bengkulu
Province
Province of Bengkulu
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):
Bumi Rafflesia (Indonesian) Land of Rafflesia
Motto(s):
Sekundang Setungguan Seio Sekato (Bengkulu) (Many hands make the works lighter)
Indonesian (official) Rejangese, Javanese, Serawai, Lembak, etc.
Time zone
UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
HDI
0.727 (High)[3]
HDI rank
18th in Indonesia (2023)[4]
Website
bengkuluprov.go.id
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, 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.
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.
^ abBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Provinsi Bengkulu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.17)
^Bengkulu Lumbung Nasionalis yang Cair. February 11, 2009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^"Indeks Pembangunan Manusia Metode Baru 2010–2014". Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
^"Indeks Pembangunan Manusia Menurut Provinsi, 1996–2013". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
^Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^EJOLT. "Bengkulu Coal-fired Power Plant, Indonesia | EJAtlas". Environmental Justice Atlas. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
^Sari, Meri Maya (2017-04-21). "Kajian Efektivitas Pelaksanaan Amdal Bidang Energi Dan Sumber Daya Mineral Dalam Pelestarian Kawasan Lindung di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah". Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam Dan Lingkungan (Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management). 7 (1): 61–71. doi:10.29244/jpsl.7.1.61-71. ISSN 2086-4639.
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Global Information
0.727 (High)[3]