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Aceh
Aceh (/ˈɑːtʃeɪ/; [ʔaˈtɕɛh]) is a special region (Indonesian: daerah istimewa) of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its first full name, Aceh Darussalam (1511–1959) then, Daerah Istimewa Aceh (1959–2001), Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam (2001–2009) and Aceh (2009–Present). Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin. The Aceh province has the highest proportion of Muslims in the country with regional levels of Sharia law.
It is thought to have been in Aceh where Islam was first established in Southeast Asia. In the early seventeenth century the Sultanate of Aceh was the most wealthy, powerful and cultivated state in the Malacca Straits region. Aceh has a history of political independence and fierce resistance to control by outsiders, including the former Dutch colonists and the Indonesian government. Aceh has substantial natural resources, including oil and natural gas—some estimates put Aceh gas reserves as being the largest in the world. Relative to most of Indonesia, it is a religiously conservative area.

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Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island. The province covers a few small neighbouring islands as well as the isle of Bali.
With a population recorded as 3,891,428 in the 2010 census, the island is home to most of Indonesia's Hindu minority. In the 2000 census about 92.29% of Bali's population adhered to Balinese Hinduism while most of the remainder follow Islam. It is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including traditional and modern dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking, and music. Bali, a tourist haven for decades, has seen a further surge in tourist numbers in recent years.
Bali was inhabited by around 2000 BC by Austronesian peoples who migrated originally from Taiwan through Maritime Southeast Asia. Culturally and linguistically, the Balinese are thus closely related to the peoples of the Indonesian archipelago, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Oceania. Stone tools dating from this time have been found near the village of Cekik in the island's west.

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Banten
Banten is a province of Indonesia in Java. Formerly part of the Province of West Java, it was made a separate province in 2000. The administrative center is Serang. Preliminary results from the 2010 census counted some 10,644,030 people.Jabodetabek (Greater Jakarta) covers the eastern part of the province.
Banten province lies between 5°7'50" and 7°1'11" south latitude and 105°1'11" and 106°7'12" east longitude. The province has an area of 9,162.92 km² and consists of 4 cities and 4 districts, sub-divided into 140 districts, 262 urban villages and 1242 villages.
Banten is located along the Sunda Strait amongst strategic sea lanes through which large ships can pass linking Australia and New Zealand to Southeast Asia. Banten’s ports accommodate the excess capacity of sea ports in Jakarta and is intended to be an alternative port of Singapore.^{[citation needed]}
Banten has sea borders to its north, (the Java Sea), to its west (the Sunda Strait), and to the south (the Indian Ocean). The Special Capital Region of Jakarta and the province of West Java border Banten to its east.

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Bengkulu
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.
The province had a population of 1,455,500 at the 2000 census., rising to 875,663 males and 837,730 females recorded in the 2010 census
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.

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Central Java
Central Java (Indonesian: Provinsi Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java. This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java is 39,800.69 km² in area; approximately a quarter of the total land area of Java. Its population was 30,380,687 at the 2010 Census, making it the third most-populous province in Indonesia after West Java and East Java, and constituting a bit less than one quarter of the crowded island's population.
Central Java is also a cultural concept that includes the Special Area and city of Yogyakarta. However, administratively the city and surrounding region has been part of a separate special region since Indonesian independence.
Located in the middle of the island of Java, the Central Java province is bordered by West Java and East Java provinces. A small portion of its south region is the Yogyakarta Special Region province, fully enclosed by the Central Java province. Yogyakarta is historically and culturally part of the Central Java region, although it is currently a separate political entity. To the north and the south, the Central Java province faces the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. Central Java also includes offshore islands such as Karimun Jawa Islands in the north, and Nusakambangan in the southwest.

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Central Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Tengah often abbreviated to Kalteng) is a province of Indonesia, one of four in Kalimantan - the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangka Raya.
The province has a population of just over 2.2 million at the 2010 Census. The population grew 2.7% annually between 1990 and 2000, one of the highest provincial growth rates in Indonesia during that time; in the subsequent decade to 2010, the average annual growth rate was slightly over 2.0%. Far more than other province in the region, Central Kalimantan is dominated by the Dayaks, the indigenous inhabitants of Borneo.
Since the eighteenth century, the central region of Kalimantan and its Dayak inhabitants were ruled by the Muslim Sultanate of Banjar. Following Indonesian independence after World War II, Dayak tribes demanded a province separate from South Kalimantan province.
In 1957, South Kalimantan was thus divided to provide the Dayak population greater autonomy from the Muslim population in that province. It was approved by the Indonesian Government on 23 May 1957 under Presidential Law No. 10 Year 1957, which declared Central Kalimantan the seventeenth province of Indonesia. President Sukarno appointed the Dayak-born national hero Tjilik Riwut as the first Governor and Palangka Raya the provincial capital.

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Central Sulawesi
Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah abbreviated as Sulteng) is a province of Indonesia located in the centre of Sulawesi. It was established on 13 April 1964.
Central Sulawesi has an area of 61,841.29 km² (23,877 sq mi) and is surrounded by Gorontalo in the north, by West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi and South East Sulawesi in the south, by Maluku in the east, and by the Makassar Strait in the west.
The Central Sulawesi province is divided into ten regencies and one independent city (Palu), listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.
Palu is the province's capital and largest city. Other towns are Ampana, Banggai, Bungku, Buol, Donggala, Kolonodale, Luwuk, Parigi, Poso, and Toli-toli.
Sulawesi Tengah recorded some 2,633,420 people in the decennial 2010 census, of which 1,349,225 are male. It grew 1.94% annually from the last census.

Average annual population growth between 1990 and 2000: 2.57%, 2000 to 2010: 1.94%
Morowali district, Central Sulawesi province is projected to be the biggest seaweed producer in Indonesia for the near future. The seaweed farming types is glaciria. In 2010, Central Sulawesi province produced nearly 800,000 tons of seaweed.

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Cilegon
Cilegon is a major coastal industrial city in Banten province, Indonesia, covering 175.51 sqkm and has an official intercensal estimated population of 338,027 for 2007. Among the factories located in Cilegon are PT Krakatau Steel, a vital company in Indonesia, which produces steel for industrial (domestic and foreign) needs, and PT Asahimas Chemical.
Cilegon is divided into 8 subdistricts:

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Denmark
The Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Kongeriget Danmark, pronounced [ˈkɔŋəʁiːəð ˈdanmɑɡ̊] ( listen)) is a constitutional monarchy and sovereign state consisting the country of Denmark in northern Europe and two autonomous constituent countries, the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland in North America. The kingdom is a unitary state with some power being devolved from Denmark proper to Greenland and the Faroe Islands; this polity is referred to as the Danish Realm. Denmark proper is the hegemonial area, where judicial, executive, and legislative power resides. The Faroe Islands are defined to be a community of people within the kingdom, and the Greenlandic people are defined as a separate people with the right to self-determination.
Denmark is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, located southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland and many islands, most notably Zealand, Funen, Lolland, Falster and Bornholm, as well as hundreds of minor islands often referred to as the Danish Archipelago.

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East Java
East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur, Javanese: Jawa Wétan) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and islands to its east (the Kangean and Sapudi groups) and to its north (Bawean and the Masalembu Islands. The provincial capital is Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia and a major industrial center and port.
According to the 2000 census, East Java has 34 million inhabitants, estimated to increase to 37½ million in 2010, making it the second most populous Indonesian province after West Java. The inhabitants are predominantly ethnically Javanese. Native minorities include migrants from nearby Madura, and distinct Javanese ethnicities such as the Tengger people in Bromo, the Samin and the Osing people in Banyuwangi. East Java also hosts a significant population of other ethnic groups, such as Chinese, Indians, and Arabs. In addition to the national language, Indonesian, they also speak Javanese. Javanese as spoken in the western East Java is a similar dialect to the one spoken in nearby Central Java, with its hierarchy of high, medium, and low registers. In the eastern cities of Surabaya, Malang, and surrounding areas, a more egalitarian version of Javanese is spoken, with less regard for hierarchy and a richer vocabulary for vulgarity.

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East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Timur abbrv. Kaltim) is the second largest Indonesian province, located on the Kalimantan region on the east of Borneo island. The resource-rich province has two major cities, Samarinda (the capital and a center for timber product) and Balikpapan (a petroleum center with oil refinery). Ever since Indonesia opened its mineral and natural resources for foreign investment in 1970s, East Kalimantan province has experienced major boost of timber, petroleum and other exotic forest products. The state-owned petroleum company Pertamina has been operating in the area since it took control oil refinery from the Royal Dutch Shell company in 1965.
The population is a mixture of people from the Indonesian archipelago with Dayaks and Kutai as indigenous ethnic groups living in rural areas. Other prominent migrant ethnic groups include Javanese, Chinese, Banjarese, Bugis and Malays, who mostly live in coastal areas.
This province is the location of the oldest Hindu kingdom in Indonesia, Kutai, the existence of which is attested to by a stone manuscript, or Prasasti, which is now kept in the National Museum in Jakarta. The manuscript is written in the Pallava alphabet and the Sanskrit language. The replica of this manuscript can be seen in the Governor's Office in Samarinda.

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East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Timur) is a province of Indonesia in the eastern part of the Lesser Sunda Islands, including West Timor. The provincial capital is Kupang in West Timor. East Nusa Tenggara is the only province in Indonesia where Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion.
The province consists of about 566 islands but is dominated by the three main islands of Flores, Sumba, and West Timor, the western half of the island of Timor. The eastern part of Timor is the independent country of East Timor. Other islands include Adonara, Alor, Komodo, Lembata, Menipo, Raijua, Rincah, Rote Island (the southernmost island in Indonesia), Savu, Semau, and Solor. The highest point in the province is Mount Mutis in the Timor Tengah Selatan district, 2,427 meters above sea level.
After the declaration of Indonesian independence in 1945, the eastern part of Indonesia declared the State of East Indonesia. The state was further included in the United States of Indonesia as part of the agreement with the Dutch contained in the transfer its sovereignty to Indonesia in 1949.

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England
England ⁱ/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.

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France
France (English ⁱ/ˈfræns/ FRANSS or /ˈfrɑːns/ FRAHNSS; French: [fʁɑ̃s] ( listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is the largest western European country and it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, covering 11,035,000 km² (4,260,000 sq mi), just behind that of the United States (11,351,000 km² / 4,383,000 sq mi).
Over the past 500 years, France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and around the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America and Southeast Asia; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest colonial empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Caribbean and Pacific Islands.

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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula (or, more generally, by southern and western Asia); on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, by Antarctica). The ocean is named after the geographic location of India.
As one component of the interconnected global ocean, the Indian Ocean is delineated from the Atlantic Ocean by the 20° east meridian running south from Cape Agulhas, and from the Pacific by the meridian of 146°55' east. The northernmost extent of the Indian Ocean is approximately 30° north in the Persian Gulf. This ocean is nearly 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi) wide at the southern tips of Africa and Australia; its area is 73,556,000 square kilometres (28,350,000 sq mi), including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

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Indonesia
Indonesia (ⁱ/ˌɪndəˈniːʒə/ IN-də-NEE-zhə or /ˌɪndoʊˈniːziə/ IN-doh-NEE-zee-ə), officially the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia Indonesian pronunciation: [rɛpʊblɪk ɪndɔnɛsɪa]), is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 17,508 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and a member of the G-20 major economies. The Indonesian economy is the world's 17th largest economy by nominal GDP.
The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the 7th century, when Srivijaya and then later Majapahit traded with China and India. Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultural, religious and political models from the early centuries CE, and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers brought Christianity and fought one another to monopolize trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process, and periods of rapid economic change.

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Jabodetabek
Jabotabek (or Jabodetabek) was an official definition of the urban area surrounding the Indonesia capital city Jakarta. The definition dates from 2000 and included five municipalities and three regencies. The population of Jabotabek was 28.0 million according to the Indonesian Census 2010. As of 2012, it has been officially replaced by Jabodetabekjur, however, all metropolitan area definitions are based on the Jabodetabek definition.
The area comprises the DKI Jakarta and parts of West Java and Banten provinces, specifically the three Regencies of those provinces which surround Jakarta - Bekasi and Bogor in West Java, and Tangerang in Banten. Also included were the Kota (formerly Kotamadya) independent municipalities of Bogor, Depok, Bekasi, Tangerang and South Tangerang. It does not include the other surrounding regencies into which the built-up area has now sprawled - specifically Serang and Karawang Regencies.
The name of the region is taken from the first two or three letters of each city's name: Jabo(de)tabek from Jakarta, Bogor, (Depok), Tangerang and Bekasi.

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Jakarta
Jakarta ( /dʒəˈkɑrtə/), officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest coast of Java, Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre, and with a population of 10,187,595 as of November 2011, it is the most populous city in Indonesia and in Southeast Asia, and is the twelfth-largest city in the world. The official metropolitan area, known as Jabodetabekjur, is the second largest in the world, yet the city's suburbs still continue beyond it. Jakarta is listed as a global city in the 2008 Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) research. and has an area of 661 square kilometres (255 sq mi)
Based on Brooking Institute survey about growth, in 2011 Jakarta ranked 17th among the world's 200 largest cities, a significant jumps from 2007 when Jakarta ranked 171st. Jakarta has seen more rapid growth than Kuala Lumpur, Beijing and Bangkok.

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Jambi
Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra and its capital is Jambi city.
The population of the province is 3,088,618
Jambi was the site of the Srivijayan kingdom that engaged in trade throughout the Strait of Malacca and beyond. Jambi succeeded Palembang to the south (a military and economic rival) as the capital of the kingdom. The move to Jambi was partly induced by the 1025 raid by pirates from the Chola region of southern India, which destroyed much of Palembang.
In the early decades of the Dutch presence in the region (see Dutch East India Company in Indonesia, when they were one of several traders competing with the British, Chinese, Arabs, and Malays, the Jambi sultanate profited from trade in pepper with the Dutch. This relationship declined by about 1770, and the sultanate had little contact with the Dutch for about sixty years.^{[citation needed]}

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Java Sea
The Java Sea (Indonesian: Laut Jawa) is a large (320,000 km²) shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age. The Java Sea lies between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south; Sumatra to the west, and Sulawesi to the east. Karimata Strait to its northwest, links it to the South China Sea.
Fishing is an important economic activity in the Java Sea. There are over 3,000 species of marine life in the area. A number of national parks exist in the area such as Karimunjawa. The Thousand Islands are located north of the mainland Jakarta. The area around the Java Sea is a popular tourist destination. Scuba diving offers a chance to explore and photograph underwater caverns, wrecks, coral, sponges, and other marine life.
The Battle of the Java Sea, during February and March 1942, was one of the costliest naval battles of World War II. The naval forces of the Netherlands, Britain, Australia, and the U.S. were nearly completely destroyed trying to defend Java from Japanese attack.

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Lebak Regency
Lebak Regency is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It has an area of 2,859.96 km² of 19 districts and 320 villages and an official 2010 Census population of 1,203,680.Rangkasbitung is the capital of the regency. Pandeglang Regency lies to the west, Serang Regency to the north, Tangerang Regency to the north-east, and Bogor Regency and Sukabumi Regency of West Java to the east.
The regency is subdivided into 28 subdistricts.
The Lebak Regency is the Regency where Eduard Douwes Dekker (Multatuli) was appointed in 1856 assistant resident. Douwes Dekker observed that the local regent exploited the local population and requested his removeal. He made a few mistakes in this. He bypassed his direct chief and overlooked the size of abuse by the regent. The regent being of local nobility but paid the colonial government was regularly in poor circumstances having to keep up with demands of patronage for his large family, according to the adat, the traditional law. Bad practices were known and condoned to a certain extent by the colonial administration. Governmental research that same year showed however more serious abuse by the lesser local officials. The Governor-General disapproved of Dekkers tactless conduct and ordered his replacement, which Dekker refused. He resigned after three months of duty in Labak. Home he published four years later 'Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company', a pamphlet-novel, which had great influence on later administrators,less by force of analysis than by the vigour of its language, setting a new standard for Dutch literature.

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Makassar
Makassar, (Buginese-Makassarese language: ᨀᨚᨈ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ sometimes spelled Macassar, Mangkasara) is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably. The port city is located at 5°8′S 119°25′E / 5.133°S 119.417°E / -5.133; 119.417Coordinates: 5°8′S 119°25′E / 5.133°S 119.417°E / -5.133; 119.417, on the southwest coast of the island of Sulawesi, facing the Makassar Strait.
Its area is 175.77 km² and has population of around 1.4 million.
Beginning in the sixteenth century, Makassar was the dominant trading center of eastern Indonesia, and soon became one of the largest cities in island Southeast Asia. The Makassarese kings maintained a policy of free trade, insisting on the right of any visitor to do business in the city, and rejecting the attempts of the Dutch to establish a monopoly over the city.
The trade in spices figured prominently in the history of Sulawesi, which involved frequent struggles between rival native and foreign powers for control of the lucrative during the pre-colonial and colonial period, when spices from the region were in high demand in the West. Much of South Sulawesi's early history was written in old texts that can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries.

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Malacca
Malacca (Malay: Melaka), (dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south. The capital is Malacca City, which is 148 km south east of Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur, 235 km north west to Johor's largest city Johor Bahru and 95 km north west to Johor's second largest city Batu Pahat. This historical city centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 7 July 2008.
Although it was the location of one of the earliest Malay sultanates, the monarchy was abolished when the Portuguese conquered it in 1511. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri or Governor, rather than a Sultan, acts as the head of state now.
Before the arrival of the first Sultan, Malacca was a fishing village inhabited by local Malays. Malacca was founded by Parameswara, also called Iskandar Shah or Sri Majara, the last Raja of Singapura (present day Singapore) following a Majapahit attack in 1377. He found his way to Malacca around 1400 where he found a good port—it was accessible in all seasons and on the strategically located narrowest point of the Malacca Straits.

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Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands, also known as the Moluccas /məˈlʌkəz/, are an archipelago within Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located east of Sulawesi (Celebes), west of New Guinea, and north and east of Timor. The islands were also historically known as the "Spice Islands" by the Chinese and Europeans, but this term has also been applied to other islands outside Indonesia.
Most of the islands are mountainous, some with active volcanoes, and enjoy a wet climate. The vegetation of the small and narrow islands, encompassed by the sea, is very luxuriant; including rainforests, sago, rice and the famous spices - nutmeg, cloves and mace, among others. Though originally Melanesian, many island populations, especially in the Banda Islands, were killed off in the 17th century during the Spice wars. A second influx of Austronesian immigrants began in the early twentieth century under the Dutch and continues in the Indonesian era.

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North Maluku
North Maluku (Indonesian: Maluku Utara) is a province of northeastern Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, which are divided between it and the province of MalukuProvince, which used to cover the entire group until North Maluku was split off in 1999. The provincial capital is Sofifi, on Halmahera the largest island, but the largest population center and former capital is the island of Ternate while the largest settlement on Halmahera is Tobelo.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth century, the islands of North Maluku were the original "Spice Islands". At the time, the region was the sole source of cloves. The Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, and local sultanates including Ternate and Tidore fought each other for control of the lucrative trade in these spices. Clove trees have since been transported and replanted all around the world and the demand for clove from the original spice islands has ceased, greatly reducing North Maluku's international importance.
The population of North Maluku is 1,035,478 (according to the 2010 Census), making it one of the least populous provinces in Indonesia.

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North Sulawesi
North Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Utara) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sulawesi, and borders the province of Gorontalo to the west (originally a part of North Sulawesi until 2001 when it seceded to become a province of its own). The islands of Sangihe and Talaud form the northernmost part of the province, which border Davao del Sur in the Philippines.
The population at the 2010 Census was 2,265,937. In 2006, about 68% were Christian (predominantly Protestantism with a sizeable Catholic minority), one of the few exceptions in the predominantly Muslim Indonesia. There are also Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist minorities. The largest ethnic group is Minahasan. The capital and largest city in North Sulawesi is Manado.
North Sulawesi recorded 2,265,937 people in the decennial 2010 Census, with 1,157,551 males and 1,108,378 females, growing at 1.41% over the previous census. The slowest growing regency was that of the Sangihe Islands. The province's largest city is Manado with 408,354 people.

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North Sumatra
North Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Utara) is a province of Indonesia on the Sumatra island. Its capital is Medan. It is the most populous Indonesian province outside of Java. It is slightly larger than Sri Lanka in area.
The province of North Sumatra stretches across the island of Sumatra between the Indian Ocean and the Strait Malacca. It borders Aceh province on the northwest and Riau and West Sumatra provinces in the southeast. It has an area of 70,787 km². The province contains a broad, low plain along the Strait of Malacca on which the provincial capital, Medan, is located. In the south and west, the land rises to the mountain range that runs the length of Sumatra; the mountains here are dominated by Lake Toba, formed from the caldera of an ancient volcano. Several large islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sumatra are part of North Sumatra, most notably Nias, and the Batu Islands.
North Sumatra recorded a population of 11.48 million in the 2000 national census. An Intercensal estimate for 2007 shows a population of 12,834,371, 2010 census recorded 12,985,075 people, a sex ratio of 99.59 men per 100 women.

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Pandeglang Regency
Pandeglang is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It has an area of 2,746.9 km², 24 districts, 335 villages, and an official 2010 Census population of 1,145,792. The regency includes islands such as Panaitan, Deli and Tinjil. The capital is the town of Pandeglang.
The regency is subdivided into 35 subdistricts.

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Riau
Riau (Jawi: رياو ; Chinese: 廖内; pinyin: liàonèi) is a province of Indonesia, located in the center of Sumatra along the Strait of Malacca. Originally the province included the Riau Islands, a large group of small islands located east of Sumatra Island and south of Singapore, before they were split off as a separate province in July 2004. The biggest islands in the archipelago are Batam and Bintan Island. The provincial capital of Riau Province and its largest city is Pekanbaru. Other major cities include Dumai, Selat Panjang, Bagansiapiapi, Bengkalis, Bangkinang, Rengat and Siak Sri Indrapura.
Riau is currently one of the richest provinces in Indonesia and is rich with natural resources, particularly petroleum, natural gas, rubber, palm oil and fiber plantations. However extensive logging has led to a massive decline in forest cover from 78% in 1982 to only 33% in 2005.
Since the 1970s, much of Indonesia has experienced declining population growth rates. Riau has been a significant exception, with increasing rates every decade since 1970 to a 4.35 percent annual rise for the 1990s. The provincial population is 5,543,031 (as at the 2010 census).

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Serang
Serang Municipality (Indonesian: Kota Serang) is the capital of Banten Province and the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia. The city is located to the north of Banten Province. The Jakarta-Merak tollway passes through the city of Serang.
Serang has a tropical rainforest climate, with no dry season month. It faces the Java Sea, which is home to Thousand Islands.
Serang has a population of 576,961 in 2010 census, of which 296,896 were male. Serang is the third most populous city in the province of Banten. Serang is located approximately 15 km from the border of Jabodetabek and sometimes considered as amalgamated with the Greater Jakarta.
The proposed Sunda Strait Bridge road would start in Serang, pass through Merak of neighboring Cilegon city to Sumatra. Before Banten split off in 2000, it was part of West Java province (and not a capital).
Serang was formerly a part of Serang Regency. On 2 November 2007, the status of Serang was changed into a Municipality.
Serang is divided into 6 Kecamatan (Subdistricts):

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Serang Regency
Serang (Kabupaten Serang) is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. The administrative center of the regency and the capital of the province is the independent municipality of Serang (Kota Serang) which split off the regency. Serang is about 10 km from Old Banten, the eponymous former sultanate's capital. Merak, a major port and ferry terminal, is located just west of the regency. Serang Regency and its capital have experience a heavy influx of residents as Jakarta continues its outward growth; some planning agencies consider it to be part of the metropolitan area. It shares its eastern border with Tangerang Regency of Jabodetabek. Including Cilegon and Serang cities which the regency surrounds, the 2010 census population rises to 2,355,162 covering 1,909.59 km2 for a density of 1,233 per square kilometer.
Serang is bounded by Java Sea to the north, Sunda Strait to the west, Tangerang Regency of Greater Jakarta to the east, Lebak Regency and Pandeglang Regency to the south.
The regency is divided into 28 subdistricts (this list also includes the 6 subdistricts within the independently-administered city of Serang):

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South East Sulawesi
South East Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Tenggara, Sultra for short) is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with various offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wowoni. The capital of the province is Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula.
The province has no highway connecting it to the rest of the island, and the primary transportation link is a ferry across the Bone Sea between Watampone (Bone) in South Sulawesi and the port of Kolaka in South East Sulawesi.
From the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century, the region was the site of the Buton sultanate (Butung).^{[citation needed]}
The unrevised population of the province was 1,771,951 in the Indonesia 2000 census), increasing to 2,230,569 for the 2010 decennial census. The 2010 census recorded 1,120,225 males, and slightly less females. Kolaka, Muna and Konawe Selatan were the 3 most populous regencies.
Most of the population is centered on Buton Island off the south coast of Sulawesi, and in and around Kendari.

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South Kalimantan
South Kalimantan/South Borneo (Indonesian: Kalimantan Selatan often abbreviated to Kalsel) is one of the thirty-three Provinces of Indonesia and one of four Indonesian provinces in the Indonesian part of Borneo. The provincial capital is Banjarmasin. The province boundaries are with Makassar Strait in the east, Central Kalimantan in the west and north, the Java Sea in the south and a small part of East Kalimantan in the north.
The population of South Kalimantan was recorded at just over 3.625 million people at the 2010 Census. In 2008 the number of visitors to the province was 339,000 of which 21,000 were international visitors, mostly from China, Philippines and India.
About three quarters of the province is flat and less than 100m above sea level, while about 8,000 km² are swampland. The Meratus Mountains are situated approximately along the south-western part to the north-eastern part of the province, dividing the flat area into two. Its highest peak is Gunung Besar with 1,892 metres.
The annual rainfall intensity is high, ranging between 2,000 and 3,700 mm. The mean number of rainy days per year is 120. Barito is the main river, used as a transportation route to the northern part of the province and to Central Kalimantan. Other smaller rivers are mostly springing from the Meratus Mountains.

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South Sulawesi
South Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Selatan, short form Sulsel) is a province of Indonesia, located on the western southern peninsula of Sulawesi Island. The province is bordered by Central Sulawesi province to the north, South East Sulawesi province to the east and West Sulawesi province to the west (West Sulawesi province was split from South Sulawesi in 2004). It is the most populated and densest province on Sulawesi Island, its capital, Makassar, is a major regional center and the largest city on the island. The Selayar Islands archipelago is part of the province.
South Sulawesi Province is divided into 26 regencies and 3 independent cities, listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.
South Sulawesi recorded 8,032,551 people in the decennial 2010 census, having a growth rate of 1.17 percent over the adjusted Indonesia 2000 census figure, less than the national average of 1.49 percent. West Sulawesi split off from South Sulawesi in 2004. There were 3,921,543 males and 4,111,008 females, 1,848,132 housing units with average of 4.34 per unit versus national average of 3.86, some 13.3 percent of the population was under the national poverty line. It is the major regional center for Sulawesi island and is the major recipient of migration from all over the island.

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South Sumatra
South Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Selatan) is a province of Indonesia.
It is on the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of Lampung to the south, Bengkulu to the west, and Jambi to the north. Off the east coast are the islands of Bangka and Belitung, which were split from South Sumatra province to form the new province of Bangka-Belitung in 2000.
The capital of South Sumatra province is Palembang.
This province is divided into 11 regencies:
and 4 cities:
The coal deposit of South Sumatra is 22.24 billion tons or 48.45 percent of the total national reserves. The province also has 4.18 trillion standard cubic feet of natural gas and 757.4 standard cubic feed of natural oil.

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South Tangerang
South Tangerang (Indonesian: Tangerang Selatan) is an independent city geographically located within Tangerang Regency, Banten province, Indonesia. It forms part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. It was adminstratively separated from Tangerang Regency on 29 October 2008. According to the 2010 Census, its population was 1,303,569. The total area is 147.19 km².
South Tangerang is divided into seven sub-districts, namely Serpong, Serpong Utara (North Serpong), Pondok Aren, Ciputat, Ciputat Timur (East Ciputat), Pamulang, and Setu. The centre of South Tangerang is the Ciputat sub-district.
Apart from sub-districts, it also consists of 49 administrative villages (kelurahan) and five villages (desa). The sub-district with the highest number of kelurahan or desa is Pondok Aren.
Buses, minibuses and taxis are the main methods of transportation available. The public transportation mostly goes to Jakarta since many of the residents of South Tangerang commute into Jakarta. There are feeder buses for Transjakarta. The feeder buses are from Bumi Serpong Damai and Bintaro Jaya to downtown Jakarta in Senayan.

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Sunda Kelapa
Coordinates: 6°07′26″S 106°48′31″E / 6.123871°S 106.80861°E / -6.123871; 106.80861 Sunda Kelapa (Sundanese: Sunda Kalapa) is the old port of Jakarta located on the estuarine of Ciliwung River. "Sunda Kalapa" (Sundanese: "Coconut of Sunda") is the original name, and it was the main port of Sunda Kingdom of Pajajaran. The port is situated in Penjaringan sub-district, of North Jakarta, Indonesia. Today the old port only accommodate pinisi, a traditional two masted wooden sailing ship serving inter-island freight service in the archipelago. Although it is now only a minor port, Jakarta had its origins in Sunda Kelapa and it played a significant role in the city's development.
The Chinese source, Chu-fan-chi, written circa 1200, Chou Ju-kua identified the two most powerful and richest kingdoms in the Indonesian archipelago as Srivijaya and Java (Kediri). According to this source, in the early 13th Century, Srivijaya still ruled Sumatra, the Malay peninsula, and western Java (Sunda). The source identifies the port as strategic and thriving, pepper from Sunda being among the best in quality. The people worked in agriculture and their houses were built on wooden poles (rumah panggung). However, robbers and thieves plagued the country. However it was uncertain which port of Sunda was referred to by Chou Ju-kua, it probably referred to the port of Banten, and not Kalapa.

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Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait (Indonesian: Selat Sunda) is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean. The name comes from the Indonesian term Pasundan, meaning "West Java."
The strait stretches in a roughly north-east/south-west orientation, with a minimum width of 24 km (15 mi) at its north-eastern end between Cape Tua on Sumatra and Cape Pujat on Java. It is very deep at its western end but as it narrows to the east it becomes much shallower, with a depth of only 20 m (65 feet) in parts of the eastern end. This makes it notoriously difficult to navigate, with sandbanks, very strong tidal flows and man-made obstructions such as oil platforms off the Java coast. It has been an important shipping route for centuries, especially during the period when the Dutch East India Company used it as the gateway to the Spice Islands of Indonesia (1602-1799). The strait's narrowness, shallowness and lack of accurate charting make it unsuitable for many modern large ships, most of which use the Strait of Malacca instead.

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Tangerang
Tangerang is a city in the Province of Banten, Indonesia. It is located about 25 km west of Jakarta. It is the third largest urban center in the Jabotabek region after Jakarta and Bekasi. It has an area of 164.54 km² and an official 2010 Census population of 1,797,715. The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport which serves metropolitan Jakarta is located within the city.
Tangerang is an industrial and manufacturing hub on Java and is home to over 1,000 factories. Many international corporations have plants in the city. Tangerang tends to be hot and humid, with little in the way of trees or geographical features. Certain areas consist of swamps, including the areas near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
In recent years the urban expansion of Jakarta has covered Tangerang, and as a result many of its residents commute to Jakarta for work, or vice-versa. Many high-class and middle-class satellite cities have been developed in Tangerang, complete with their own shopping malls, private schools and convenience centers. The government is working on expanding the highway system to accommodate more traffic flow to and from the area.^{[citation needed]}

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Tangerang Regency
Tangerang Regency is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. The current regent is H. Ismet Iskandar. Though commonly misunderstood as being a part of Jakarta, Tangerang is actually outside Jakarta City but is part of Greater Jakarta (which is called Jabotabek, Tangerang being the "ta" of the acronym). Since 1993, the Regency has lost territory as first Tangerang city was split off on 27 February 1993 and subsequently South Tangerang city was split off on 29 October 2008. The residual Regency now has an area of 959.6 km² and an official 2010 census count of 2,838,621.Tigaraksa is the capital of the regency.
Tangerang Regency is bounded by the Java Sea to the north, by Jakarta city, Tangerang city and South Tangerang city to the east, by Bogor Regency (in West Java) to the south, by a small section of Lebak Regency to the southwest, and by Serang Regency to the west.
Tangerang Regency was subdivided into 36 Districts, which was furthermore divided into several villages and administrative villages before the latest split.

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Tarumanagara
Tarumanagara or Taruma Kingdom or just Taruma is an early Sundanese Indianized kingdom, whose fifth-century ruler, Purnavarman, produced the earliest known inscriptions on Java island. The kingdom was not far from modern Jakarta, and according to Tugu inscription Purnavarman apparently built a canal that changed the course of the Cakung River, and drained a coastal area for agriculture and settlement. In his inscriptions, Purnavarman associated himself with Vishnu, and Brahmins ritually secured the hydraulic project.
Tarumanagara existed between 358–669 AD. The earliest known written records of Tarumanagara existence are inscribed monument stones. Inscribed stone is called prasasti in Indonesian language. A prasasti located in a river bed of Ciaruteun river, called Prasasti Ciaruteun, from the fifth century AD, written in Wengi letters (used in the Indian Pallava period) and in Sanskrit language, reports the most famous king of Tarumanagara:
This is the print of the foot soles of the very honorable Purnawarman, the king of Tarumanagara who is very brave and control the world, as those of God Wisnu.

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West Java
West Java (Indonesian: Jawa Barat; Sundanese: Jawa Kulon; acronym: Jabar), with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population. Its capital city is Bandung.
The oldest human inhabitant archaeological findings in the region were unearthed in Anyer (the western coast of Java) with evidence of bronze and iron metallurgical culture dating to the first millennium AD. The prehistoric Buni culture (near present-day Bekasi) clay pottery were later developed with evidence found in Anyer to Cirebon. Artefacts (dated from 400 BC — AD 100) such as food and drink containers were found mostly as burial gifts. There is also archeological evidence in Batujaya Archaeological Site dating from the 2nd century,^{[citation needed]} and according to Dr Tony Djubiantono, the head of Bandung Archeology Agency, Jiwa Temple in Batujaya, Karawang, West Java was also built around this time.^{[citation needed]}

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West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Barat often abbreviated as Kalbar) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city Pontianak is located right on the Equator.
The province has an area of 147,307 km² with a recorded 2010 census population of 4,393,239. Major ethnic groups include the Dayak, Malay, Chinese, which make up about 90% of the total population. The rest are Javanese, Bugis, Madurese, and other ethnicities.
The borders of West Kalimantan roughly trace the mountain ranges surrounding the watershed of the Kapuas River, which drains most of the province.
The history of West Kalimantan can be dated back to 17th century. Dayaks were the main inhabitants of the province before 17th century. The Malay migrated to West Kalimantan and built their own sultanates. The high Chinese population in this province was due to a republic founded by Chinese miners called Lanfang Republic after they defeated the local Malay sultans. The government of Lanfang Republic was ended in West Kalimantan after the Dutch occupation in 1884.^{[citation needed]}

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West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Barat often abbreviated to NTB) is a province in south-central Indonesia. The province encompasses the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, except for Bali as the Wallace line running the length of the Lombok Strait forms the western boundary of the province.
The two largest islands in the province are Lombok in the west and the larger Sumbawa island in the east. Mataram, on Lombok, is the capital and largest city of the province, while Bima is the largest city on Sumbawa.
A 2002 United Nations Development Programme report classified West Nusa Tenggara as the least-developed province in Indonesia.^{[citation needed]}
In 1938, the Neo Municipality was formed, a self regulated area (Dutch: Zelf Bestuur Regelen).^{[citation needed]} Based on the Lombok government constitution, East Indonesia Presidents' decision on 9 May 1949 No.5/Prv/49, Lombok did not contain a municipality but was an area conducted by Dutch Government. Formerly known as Sunda Kecil (Small Sunda), the West Nusa Tenggara Province was formed from part of the former State of East Indonesia in 1951.^{[citation needed]} In 1957, the regional government was established.^{[citation needed]}

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West Sulawesi
West Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Barat, short form Sulbar) is a province of Indonesia, which was created in 2004.
It is on the island of Sulawesi (formerly, Celebes) and includes the regencies (kabupaten) of Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju, and Mamuju Utara, which were formerly part of South Sulawesi. The area of the province is 16,796.19 km².
Its population as of the decennial 2010 census is 1,158,336 increasing at 2.67% annually. Of those 171,356 are classified as below the poverty line of Indonesia.
Its economy consists mainly of mining, agriculture and fishing. Its capital is Mamuju.
West Sulawesi Province is divided into 5 regencies, listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.

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West Sumatra
West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar) is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra. It borders the provinces of North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast. The capital of the province is Padang.
West Sumatra is one of the earthquake prone areas in Indonesia, due to its location in the tectonic slab located between the confluence of two major continental plates (the Eurasian plate and Indo-Australian plate) and Great Sumatran fault, plus the activity of the active volcanoes. Large earthquakes that occurred recently in West Sumatra earthquake is 2009 Sumatra earthquake and the October 2010 Sumatra earthquake.
The history of West Sumatra is related to the history of the Minangkabau people. Archaeological evidence indicates that the area surrounding the Limapuluh Koto regency forms the first area inhabited by the Minangkabau. Limapuluh Koto regency covers a number of large rivers which meet at the eastern part of the Sumatran coastline and provided sailing transportation until the end of the last century. The Minangkabau ancestors were believed to have arrived via this route. They sailed from Asia (Indo-China) via the South China Sea, crossing the Malacca Strait and later settled along the Kampar, Siak and Indragiri (or Kuantan) rivers. Some lived and developed their culture and traits around the Limapuluh Koto regency.

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Javanese people
Not to be confused with Japanese people.
The Javanese (Javanese Ngoko: Wong Jawa, Krama: Tiyang Jawi;Indonesian: suku Jawa) are an ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Java. At approximately 85 million people (as of 2009^[update]), they form the largest ethnic group in Indonesia. They are predominantly located in the central to eastern parts of the island. There are also significant populations in most Provinces of Indonesia, in Malaysia, Singapore and also Suriname in South America.
Today, majority of the Javanese people identify themselves as Muslims. Because the Javanese civilization has been influenced for more than a millennia of interactions between the native animism and the Indian Hindu—Buddhist culture, there are traces of their influences in the Javanese history, culture, traditions and art forms. The Javanese are said to be rigid and tight upper lipped in their social interactions with mannerism and Javanese etiquette held high, but today the rules are more relaxed.
Like most Indonesian ethnic groups, including the Sundanese of West Java, the Javanese are of Austronesian origins whose ancestors are thought to have originated in Taiwan, and migrated through the Philippines, reaching Java between 1,500BCE and 1,000BCE.

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João de Barros
João de Barros (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ dɨ ˈbaʁuʃ]) (1496 – October 20, 1570), called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia ("Decades of Asia"), a history of the Portuguese in India, Asia, and southeast Africa.
Educated in the palace of Manuel I of Portugal, he composed, at the age of twenty, a romance of chivalry, the Chronicle of the Emperor Clarimundo, in which he is said to have had the assistance of Prince John (afterwards King John III). Upon ascending the throne, he awarded Barros the captaincy of the fortress of St George of Elmina, to which he proceeded in 1522. In 1525, he obtained the post of treasurer of the India House, which he held until 1528.
To escape from an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1530 Barros moved from Lisbon to his country house near Pombal, where he finished a moral dialogue, Rho pica Pneuma, which was cheered by Juan Luís Vives. On his return to Lisbon in 1532 the king appointed Barros factor (agent) of the "Casa da Índia e da Mina" (House of India and Mina)— a position of great responsibility and importance at a time when Lisbon was the European center for the trade of the East. Barros proved a good administrator, displaying great industry and an honesty rare at the time, with the result that he made little profit compared to his predecessors, who had amassed fortunes.

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Ratu Atut Chosiyah
Ratu Atut Chosiyah (born Serang, Banten, 16 May 1962) is the current governor of Banten, Indonesia. She was inaugurated on 11 January 2007 for the first period along with her vice governor, Mohammad Masduki by the Minister of Interior Muhammad Ma'ruf.
Prior to her election to the seat of governor, she was the deputy governor under Djoko Munandar from 11 January 2002. Munandar was then involved in a corruption case and was removed, and Chosiyah then became the caretaker governor and then governor.^{[citation needed]} She is the first female governor in Indonesia.
As a caretaker, she prepared and held the 2006 local election. She nominated herself and was paired with Mohammad Masduki. She won the election and became the Governor of Banten for 2006-2011 period.
She nominated herself again for 2011 Election. She was paired with Rano Karno. Eventually she was elected again and became the Governor of Banten for the second time.

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Sunan Gunungjati
Sunan Gunungjati (1448–1580)^{[citation needed]} was one of the Wali Songo, or Nine Apostles of Islam. He founded the Sultanate of Bantam, as well as the port town of Cirebon on the north coast of Java. He was born Syarif Hidayatullah in AD 1448: the child of a dynastic union between Syarif Abdullah Maulana Huda, an Egyptian of Hashemite descent, and Nyai Rara Santang, daughter of the infamous Prabu Siliwangi, Rajah of Sunda. As such, Syarif Hidayatullah could claim descent, on his paternal side, from the Islamic prophet Mohammed, through his daughter, Fatima; and on his mother's side, from the god-kings of Hindu Sunda.
There is much historical uncertainty as to his early life and later career in the Indonesian Archipelago. Some say that he was born in Pasai, one of the earliest centres of Islam in Southeast Asia; whilst others say that he was born in Pajajaran, capital of his maternal grandfather's Kingdom of Sunda. He is reported to have married a sister of Trenggono, Sultan of Demak, and to have led military expeditions for Demark against Sunda. As Fatahillah - so the story goes - he defeated the Portuguese at their base in Sunda Kelapa, and renamed it Jayakarta in 1527. To this day, his victory over the Portuguese is commemorated as the official anniversary of the founding of Jakarta. The many conflicting stories about Sunan Gunungjati led some scholars to conclude that he might be a conflation of more than one historical figure.

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Sundanese people
The Sundanese are an ethnic group native to the western part of the Indonesian island of Java. They number approximately 31 million, and are the second most populous of all the nation's ethncities. The Sundanese are predominantly Muslim. During the 2010 Census the government identified 1,128 ethnic backgrounds in the country, though total figures are not yet released for Sundanese. In their own language, Sundanese, the group is referred to as Urang Sunda, and Suku Sunda or Orang Sunda in the national language, Indonesian.
The Sundanese have traditionally been concentrated in the provinces of West Java, Banten and Jakarta, and the western part of Central Java. Sundanese migrants can also be found in Lampung and South Sumatra. The provinces of Central Java and East Java are home to the Javanese, Indonesia's largest ethnic group.
Sundanese culture has a number of similarities with Javanese culture, however it differs by being more overtly Islamic, and has a less rigid system of social hierarchy.

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In this Sept. 14, 2012 file photo, Libyan military guards check one of the burnt out buildings at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, during a visit by Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif to express sympathy for the death of American ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and his colleagues in the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the consulate.

There are bigger issues to worry about than Benghazi

The News Tribune

25 Jan 2013

Republicans wanted nothing more than to summon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Capitol Hill and grill her about the tragic fiasco in Benghazi. Sadly for them, they got their wish. Clinton’s smooth and confident performance at Wednesday’s Senate and House committee hearings was fun to watch. When her would-be inquisitors asked serious questions, she gave serious answers. But when Sen ... Fat chance ... Benghazi ... Perhaps not ... ....(size: 4.8Kb)

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A bronze bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is visible in the foreground as President Barack Obama meets with senior advisors, in the Oval Office, Feb. 4, 2010.

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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In the world of politics and imagination, theater usually trumps theology while history is most often vanquished by histrionics. President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony for a second term reflects this truth, specifically as he uses two historic bibles-one belonging to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and another used only by Abraham Lincoln ... "With malice toward none; with charity for all."....(size: 7.3Kb)

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UN launches major investigation into civilian drone deaths

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Ben Emmerson QC addresses reporters in London (Photo. TBIJ). A UN investigation into the legality and casualties of drone strikes has been formally launched, with a leading human rights lawyer revealing the team that will carry out the inquiry. The announcement came as the latest reported US drone strike in Yemen was said to have mistakenly killed two children ... In total some 25 strikes are expected to be examined in detail ... He added....(size: 7.1Kb)

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Africa Cup of Nations - Nigeria v Zambia & B Faso v EthiopiaLive

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Swine flu infected 'fifth of people'

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25 Jan 2013

At least one in five people, including half of schoolchildren, were infected with swine flu during the first year of the pandemic in 2009, according to data from 19 countries. It is thought the virus killed 200,000 people around the world. A World Health Organization-led study looked for evidence of the body's immune system fighting the virus ... Anti-bodies ... ....(size: 2.1Kb)

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Your letters: Planned Tangerang stadium

Jakarta Post

26 Jan 2013

This is a comment on an article titled “Tangerang to get new stadium,” (www.thejakartapost.com) on Jan. 23.  Access to Bojong Nangka is really bad. Jl ... Tangerang, Banten ....(size: 0.8Kb)

Golkar has to win 35% in 2014, says Ical

Jakarta Post

26 Jan 2013

Also attending the meeting were the governor of Banten in addition to all regents and mayors belonging to the Golkar party. Aburizal warned that Java was home to almost 70 percent of voters and 70 percent of 560 contested legislative seats would be allocated to Java and Madura ... ....(size: 1.4Kb)

Garuda to start building fourth GMF hangar next week

Jakarta Post

26 Jan 2013

Paper Edition . Page. 13. PT GMF AeroAsia, a subsidiary of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, is set to begin construction on its fourth hangar in Cengkareng, Banten, on Jan. 30, with investment of US$50 million, to keep up with the airline’s expanding fleet. The new hangar is expected to enable the company to repair and overhaul more aircraft, helping the firm increase its revenue by 20 percent to $252 million this year ... ....(size: 3.4Kb)

The political economy of cultural heritage

Jakarta Post

25 Jan 2013

Paper Edition . Page. 6. Last year we noticed greater attention being paid, both by the government and the public, to issues related to cultural heritage ... 5/1992 ... Borobudur in Central Java, Trowulan in East Java and Banten-Lama in Banten ... Trowulan, which is regarded as the Majapahit Empire’s ancient capital city and Banten-Lama as the site of the Islamic sultanate however continue to suffer from the government’s lack of attention ... ....(size: 5.5Kb)

Govt Issues Order to Start Cikampek-Palimanan Toll Road Construction

Jakarta Globe

25 Jan 2013

The Ministry of Public Works has issued official documentation ordering the start of the Cikampek-Palimanan toll road in West Java, Minister Djoko Kirmanto said on Friday ... A syndication of banks, including BCA, Bank DKI, Bank Panin, Bank Jabar Banten and ICBC have already committed Rp 7.1 trillion ... ....(size: 1.6Kb)

India-based Essar to invest US$125 million to boost output

Jakarta Post

25 Jan 2013

Paper Edition . Page. 14. India-based diversified firm, Essar Group, will boost its steel production capacity in Indonesia this year, aiming to tap into the surging domestic demand for steel ... Krakatau Steel, for instance, is building in conjunction with the world’s third-largest steel maker, South Korean steel giant Pohang Iron and Steel Company (Posco), a steel plant in Cilegon, Banten, in an investment worth $6 billion ... ....(size: 3.3Kb)

PGN allots $300m for new gas pipelines

Jakarta Post

25 Jan 2013

Paper Edition . Page. 13. State gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) has set aside US$300 million for part of its project expansion this year, including the construction of gas pipelines in several new areas ... “We have two gas distribution options for Bandung. The first is to use existing pipelines around West Java ... One of them is a 30-kilometer-long pipeline connecting Cikande with Rangkasbitung, both in Banten province ... ....(size: 3.6Kb)

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Jakarta under constant threat of flooding and rising sea levels

Jakarta Post

23 Jan 2013

Jakarta, West Java and Banten mangrove forests occupied 44,453 hectares in 1996-1998, accounting for 0.66 percent of Java’s north coast ... Squatters along the catchment areas in Jakarta, West Java and Banten should also be properly educated to ensure conservation and eco-friendly environments ... Mountain forests and mangroves, however, are a source of conflict among Jakarta, West Java and Banten....(size: 6.5Kb)

A flood of blessings

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23 Jan 2013

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Jakarta Gas Infrastructure Will See Major Improvements in 2013

Jakarta Globe

23 Jan 2013

The central government has revealed a plan to boost the capital region’s often-inadequate gas infrastructure, making Indonesia’s massive natural gas resources readily available to consumers ... Mechanical refrigeration units produce key components of compressed natural gas ... In a separate announcement on Tuesday, PGN said it was in the process of completing a 30-kilometer gas pipeline in eastern Banten province ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)

Indonesia's FDI at Record $23b in 2012

Jakarta Globe

23 Jan 2013

Foreign direct investment in Indonesia accelerated in the final quarter of last year due in part to investment in the metal, machinery and electronics industries ... That compared with a 22 percent gain recorded in the July-September quarter ... In terms of province, West Java attracted $1.2 billion in FDI, followed by Jakarta ($1.1 billion), Banten ($900 million), East Java ($900 million), and Papua ($500 million) ... ....(size: 2.7Kb)

RI looks to grow aviation human resources

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23 Jan 2013

Paper Edition . Page. 3 ... By implementing the new method, he said that Indonesia could increase its capacity to produce pilots from 400 to 800 annually in the coming years. Currently, some 400 pilots graduate every year from the state run Curug Aviation School in Banten, the Aviation Academy in East Java and 12 other smaller private schools, some of which are affiliated with local airlines ... ....(size: 2.8Kb)

Japanese see opportunity in local auto makers

Jakarta Post

23 Jan 2013

Paper Edition . Page. 3. Driven by an automotive boom and rising demand for heavy equipment in Indonesia, Japanese firms are planning to build plants and expand business in Southeast Asia’s largest economy ... The plants would be built near Cilegon, Banten or Cikampek in West Java where most local automobile assembling plants were located, Budi said ... Another Japanese automaker, Honda Motor Company, Ltd ... ....(size: 2.9Kb)

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For the Banten meteorite of 1933, see Meteorite falls. For the sultanate, see Banten Sultanate. For the city and harbor, see Bantam (city).

Banten

— Province —

Seal

Motto: Iman Taqwa
(Faith and Piety)

Location of Banten in Indonesia

Coordinates: 6°30′S 106°15′E / 6.5°S 106.25°ECoordinates: 6°30′S 106°15′E / 6.5°S 106.25°E

Government

• Governor

Ratu Atut Chosiyah

Area

• Total

9,162.92 km² (3,537.82 sq mi)

Population (2010)

• Total

10,644,030

• Density

1,200/km² (3,000/sq mi)

Demographics

• Ethnic groups

Bantenese (47%), Sundanese (23%), Javanese (12%), Betawi (10%), Chinese (1%) ^[1]

• Religion

Islam (96.6%), Protestant (1.2%), Catholic (1%), Buddhism (0.7%), Hindu (0.4%)^{[citation needed]}

• Languages

Sundanese, Javanese, Indonesian

Time zone

WIB (UTC+7)

Website

Official Site, Research and Development Agency

Banten is a province of Indonesia in Java. Formerly part of the Province of West Java, it was made a separate province in 2000. The administrative center is Serang. Preliminary results from the 2010 census counted some 10,644,030 people.^[2] Jabodetabek (Greater Jakarta) covers the eastern part of the province.

Geography [link]

Banten province lies between 5°7'50" and 7°1'11" south latitude and 105°1'11" and 106°7'12" east longitude.^[3] The province has an area of 9,162.92 km² and consists of 4 cities and 4 districts, sub-divided into 140 districts, 262 urban villages and 1242 villages.

Banten is located along the Sunda Strait amongst strategic sea lanes through which large ships can pass linking Australia and New Zealand to Southeast Asia. Banten’s ports accommodate the excess capacity of sea ports in Jakarta and is intended to be an alternative port of Singapore.^{[citation needed]}

Borders [link]

Banten has sea borders to its north, (the Java Sea), to its west (the Sunda Strait), and to the south (the Indian Ocean). The Special Capital Region of Jakarta and the province of West Java border Banten to its east.

Topography [link]

574,090 hectares or 65 % of Banten is classified as flat, 186,320 hectares (21%) is classified as corrugated with slopes of between 2 % and 15 % steepness, while the remaining 118,471 hectares (13%) is classified as steep with slopes over 15 %.^{[citation needed]}

History [link]

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Banten City, year 1724

In the 5th century, Banten was part of the Kingdom of Tarumanagara. The Lebak relic inscriptions, found in lowland villages on the edge of Ci Danghiyang, Munjul, Pandeglang, Banten, were discovered in 1947 and contains 2 lines of poetry with Pallawa script and Sanskrit language.^{[citation needed]} The inscriptions speak of the courage of king Purnawarman.^{[citation needed]} After the collapse of the kingdom Tarumanagara following attack by Srivijaya, power in the western Java fell to the Kingdom of Sunda. The Chinese source, Chu-fan-chi, written circa 1200, Chou Ju-kua mentioned that in the early 13th Century, Srivijaya still ruled Sumatra, the Malay peninsula, and western Java (Sunda). The source identifies the port of Sunda as strategic and thriving, pepper from Sunda being among the best in quality. The people worked in agriculture and their houses were built on wooden poles (rumah panggung). However, robbers and thieves plagued the country.^[4] It was highly possible that the port of Sunda mentioned by Chou Ju-kua was probably refer to the port of Banten.

According to Portuguese explorer, Tome Pires, in the early 16 th century the port of Bantam (Banten) was one of the important ports of the Kingdom of Sunda, along with the ports of Pontang, Cheguide (Cigede), Tangaram (Tangerang), Calapa (Sunda Kelapa) and Chimanuk (estuarine of Cimanuk river).^[5]

In 1527, just as the Portuguese fleet was arriving of the coast, newly converted Javanese muslims under Sunan Gunungjati captured the port and surrounding area from Sunda and established the Sultanate of Banten. As the center of this sultanate, as reported by J. de Barros, Banten was a major port in Southeast Asia, parallel to the Malacca and Makassar. The city of Banten was located in the mid-coast of the bay, which is up to three miles wide; the city was 850 fathoms in length. In the seaside town of 400 fathoms in length; enter into it longer. Through the middle of town there is a clear river, where the ship type and gale junks could sail through. Throughout the suburbs there is a tributary, the river is not how large it was only small boats can only sail through. In a suburb was a fortress whose walls were made of brick and was seven palms wide. Defense buildings made of wood, consisting of two levels, and armed with good weapons. In the middle of town square is used for the benefit of military activities and folk art and as a market in the morning. The king's palace was located in the southern part of the square. Beside the building is elevated and flat-roofed, called Srimanganti, which is used as the king of face to face with people. To the west of the square was built a great mosque.

In the early 17th century AD, Banten was one of the important commercial centres in the international trade routes in Asia. Modern administration and governance port very supportive for the growth of the economic community. Its territory includes the area which is now the province of Lampung in southern Sumatra.

When the Dutch arrived in Indonesia for the first time, the Portuguese had long been in Banten. Then the English founded a factory in Banten and were followed by the Dutch. In addition, the French and Danes also came to trade in Banten. In the competition between the European traders, the Dutch emerged as the winner. The Portuguese fled from Banten in (1601), after their fleet was destroyed by the Dutch fleet off the coast of Banten.

Administrative division [link]

Banten is subdivided into 4 regencies and 4 autonomous cities, listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.

Name	Area (km²)	Population Census 2000	Population Census 2010	Capital
Cilegon (city)	175.50	294,936	374,464	Cilegon
Serang (city)	266.74	*	576,961	Serang
Serang Regency	1,467.35	1,652,763	1,403,228	Baros
Lebak Regency	2,859.96	1,030,040	1,203,680	Rangkasbitung
Pandeglang Regency	2,746.90	1,011,788	1,145,792	Pandeglang
Western part (outside Jabodetabek)		3,989,527	4,704,125
Tangerang (city)	184.00	1,325,854	1,797,715	Tangerang
South Tangerang (city)	147.19	#	1,303,569	Ciputat
Tangerang Regency	959.60	2,781,428	2,838,621	Tigeraksa
Eastern part (within Jabodetabek)		4,107,282	5,939,905

* The 2000 Census population for Serang city is included in the figure for Serang Regency.

# The 2000 Census population for South Tangerang city is included in the figure for Tangerang Regency.

Notes:

Tangerang Regency capital was in the city of Tangerang until that city was separated from the Regency.
Tangerang city was formed as an autonomous city on 27 February 1993 out of the Tangerang Regency. Tangerang was previously an administrative city within that Regency.
South Tangerang city was established as an autonomous city on 29 October 2008 out of the Tangerang Regency. The name previously was Cipasera city.
Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) recommends Ciruas as the new Serang capital center location.
Cilegon city was formed as an autonomous city on 10 April 1999 out of the Serang Regency. Cilegon previously was an administrative city within that Regency.
Serang city was incorporated as an autonomous city in November 2007 out of the Serang Regency.

List of governors [link]

At the time of the formation of Banten Province, Djamal Hakamudin was appointed as the first Governor by the Indonesian central government. In the year 2002 the DPRD Banten chose Djoko Munandar and Ratu Atut Chosiyah as Governor and Deputy Governor of Banten respectively. In early 2006, Ratu Atut Chosiyah was appointed as Executing Task Governor. Finally, on 6 December 2006 a direct Regional Head Election was held, which was won by Ratu Atut Choisiyah as Governor and Mohammad Masduki as Deputy Governor; both served in the period 2007-2011.

Banten's Governors
Name^[6]	Position	Took office	Left office	Information
Hakamudin Djamal	Acting Governor	2000	2002
Djoko Munandar	Governor	2002	2005	Removed because of corruption-related cases.
Ratu Atut Chosiyah	Implementing Task Governor	2005	2007
Ratu Atut Chosiyah	Governor	2007	incumbent

Economy and population [link]

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In 2006, the population numbered 9,351,470 inhabitants Banten, the ratio of 3,370,182 inhabitants (36.04%) of children, 240,742 inhabitants (2.57%) advanced age, the remaining 5,740,546 people aged between 15 to 64 year. Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDP) in 2005 the majority came from the manufacturing industry (49.75%), followed by trade, hotels and restaurants (17.13%), transport and communication (8.58%) and agriculture are only 8, 53%. But in terms of employment, 23.11% industry absorb labor, followed by agriculture (21.14%), commerce (20.84%) and transport / communications that only 9.50%.

Transportation [link]

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Road [link]

Until the year 2006, the condition of national roads along the 249.246 km are in good condition, 214.314 km in the conditions and all were 26.840 in damaged condition. Provincial road conditions until the end of 2006 with a total length of 889.01 km road is in good condition for 203.670 km, 380.020 km condition and the damaged condition of 305.320 km.

National roads in the area of Banten province currently has a traffic volume of an average of 0.7 which means that the smooth flow of traffic is disrupted because of the trading activities / markets, factory / industrial, shopping centers along the way and the capacity a limited way because the road width of approximately 7 meters at the national roads in North Jakarta (Merak-Tangerang) and a segment-Limit Ciputat DKI.

Performance of service roads on provincial roads are generally quite good with the ratio of traffic volume of an average capacity of 0.4. Traffic congestion on local generally occurs in the center-community center.

Bus Stations [link]

The bus stations in the province serve as transportation nodes. There are 4 (four) main bus stations in Banten province: Pakupatan Serang, Porisplawad Tangerang, Labuan Pandeglang and Merak Cilegon

Public transport [link]

To serve the movement of passengers and goods within the province of Banten, there are public transport Inter-City Transport in the province is still served by small vehicles and is still felt in not operate optimally integrated. There are 63 routes with the number of vehicles that serve as many as 3788 Inter-Provincial City in cross-Kab / Kota Tangerang. As for cross Inter-city in the province (AKDP) Serang, Cilegon, Pandeglang and Lebak route served by the number 66 of 1436 vehicles. To reach areas that are not yet available public transportation, there are several transportation lines serving the pioneer Cikeusik-Muara Sp.Bayah-Binuangeun-Cikotok-Kurai-Sand Cibareno with distance along the 106 km. Transportation is served by the pioneering pieces 2 medium-size buses DAMRI (Dept Motor Transport of the Republic of Indonesia)

Railways [link]

Until 2005, the total railway lines along the 305.9 miles, only 48% is a rail line that still operates with an average amount of movement of passenger trains about 22 trains / day and a freight train as many as 16 trains / day. Steady depletion of these facilities service implications for the declining trend is also on the number of passengers and goods transportation. Railway network in the area of Banten province along 305.90 km is single track 'which consists of cross-Merak operations Tanah Abang, Tangerang-Duri, Cilegon-Cigading along 141.6 kilometers and cross no operations Labuan Rangkasbitung, Saketi-Bayah and Cigading-Anyer South along the 164.3 km.

Sea Transportation [link]

In Banten province, there are 6 (five) ports consisting of 3 ports is Merak, Ciwandan and Bojonegara. and 3 (three) ports that are not composed of cultivated Karangantu Harbor, Bojonegara and Labuan Harbour.

Air Transportation [link]

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport nationally is the main airport in Indonesia as the entrance gate of goods and passengers from within and outside the country. Besides, there are also other airports such as Pondok Cabe airport and the Airport in Tangerang and Budiarto Gorda Airport in Serang district. Pondok cabe Airport is the airport to the activities 'general aviation', Budiarto airport is the airport used for flight training activities. While Gorda airport is used as a military airport.

Tourist attractions in Banten [link]

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Ujung Kulon National Park [link]

Ujung Kulon is one of the national parks and nature conservation sites in Indonesia. The One-horned rhino is an endemic species in this reserve. Ujung Kulon consists of several small islands including Peucang Island, Handeuleum Island, and Panaitan Island. The highest point is Mount Honje. The characteristics of this national park are its role as a natural habitat for various types of protected animals such as the Java rhinoceros, deer, antelope, banteng, various primates, wild boar, jungle cats, lemurs, and many kinds of birds.

The area can be reached through the village of Panimbangan or boat to one of the existing islands. Ujung Kulon is equipped with various means of telecommunication networks, electricity, and clean water. Tourism facilities such as accommodation, information center, tourist guides, and transportation also available. UNESCO has declared the area as a World Heritage Site in 1991.

Mount Krakatoa in Sunda Strait.

Pulau Dua / Pulau Burung (Bird Island)[link]

The main attraction of this area is the natural beauty of the ocean reef groups, various types of sea fish, and of course many kinds of birds. Luas kawasan ini sekitar 30 ha. The area is about 30 ha. Every year between April and August, the island is visited by thousands of birds from 60 species originating from various countries. About forty thousand birds are flying from the continent of Australia, Asia, and Africa.

Pulau Dua can be achieved with traditional boat or motor boat in 15 to 30 minutes through the sawah Luhur, Kasemen. in this area, have available the means of electricity networks, telecommunications, and water.

Pulau Umang (Umang Island)[link]

Umang Island has an area of about 5 ha, and located in the tourist area of Pandeglang beach, adjacent to the tourist area of Cape Lesung. This tourist resort is managed by a private company that provides a variety of recreational and entertainment facilities are attractive. On this island, there is a resort that is set up with a natural artistic touch, equipped with meeting rooms, cafe, spa, business center, sunset lounge, beach club, swimming pool and so on. In addition, available facilities and recreational water sports, jogging track, cross country, tennis court, karaoke, and others. We can go to this island with relative ease.

Mount Karakatoa [link]

Mount Krakatau is located in the waters of the Sunda Strait. It is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, because of the tremendous eruption in 1883. The noise of the eruption could be heard as far away as on the Australian continent, and the ash clouds affected the skies in Europe for a week. The Krakatoa explosion decimated the original volcano; a new volcanic cone is developing in the caldera: Anak Krakatoa ('child of Krakatoa') which surfaced in 1928 which still remains active. Located in the Sunda Strait, nature tourism on the new volcanic peak is easily reached from Anyer-Carita beach, about an hour's travel by motor boat. This resort offers nature tours such as camping, hiking, fishing, and snorkelling.

Rawadano [link]

Rawadano or other name Lake Wetlands Nature Preserve is located in Serang district, and is 101 km from Jakarta. This area is an area dominated marshes, there is also a lake. The area is approximately 2,500 hectares of overgrown by various types of trees. The island is a nesting place for various types of animals reptiles, like snakes and crocodiles. No less than 250 species of birds living in this area.

References [link]

^ Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2003.
^ http://www.metrotvnews.com/index.php/metromain/news/2010/06/29/21916/Jumlah-Sementara-Penduduk-Banten-10-6-Juta-Jiwa/
^ according to the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 23 year 2000
^ Drs. R. Soekmono, (1973, 5th reprint edition in 1988). Pengantar Sejarah Kebudayaan Indonesia 2, 2nd ed.. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kanisius. pp. page 60.
^ SJ, Adolf Heuken (1999). Sumber-sumber asli sejarah Jakarta, Jilid I: Dokumen-dokumen sejarah Jakarta sampai dengan akhir abad ke-16. Cipta Loka Caraka. p. 34.
^ Banten Governors. Statistics Banten Provincial Office, Banten. 2008.

External links [link]

Official website (Indonesian)
Research and Development Agency (Indonesian)

v t e Regencies and cities of Banten

Capital: Serang

Regencies	Lebak Pandeglang Serang Tangerang

Cities	Cilegon Serang Tangerang South Tangerang

See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

v t e Provinces of Indonesia

Sumatra	Aceh Bangka–Belitung Islands Bengkulu Jambi Lampung North Sumatra Riau Riau Islands South Sumatra West Sumatra

Java	Banten Central Java East Java Jakarta West Java Yogyakarta

Kalimantan	Central Kalimantan East Kalimantan South Kalimantan West Kalimantan

Lesser Sunda	Bali East Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara

Sulawesi	Central Sulawesi Gorontalo North Sulawesi South East Sulawesi South Sulawesi West Sulawesi

Maluku	Maluku North Maluku

Western New Guinea	Papua West Papua

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Geography [link]

Borders [link]

Topography [link]

History [link]

Administrative division [link]

List of governors [link]

Economy and population [link]

Transportation [link]

Road [link]

Bus Stations [link]

Public transport [link]

Railways [link]

Sea Transportation [link]

Air Transportation [link]

Tourist attractions in Banten [link]

Ujung Kulon National Park [link]

Pulau Dua / Pulau Burung (Bird Island)[link]

Pulau Umang (Umang Island)[link]

Mount Karakatoa [link]

Rawadano [link]

See also [link]

References [link]

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