Jambi
Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra and stretches to the Barisan Mountains in the west. Its capital and largest city is also called Jambi. It is bordered by the provinces of Riau to the north, West Sumatra to the west, Bengkulu to the southwest, South Sumatra to the south, and shares a maritime border with the Riau Islands to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The province has a land area of 49,026.58 km2, and a sea area of 3,274.95 km2. It had a population of 3,092,265 according to the 2010 census and 3,548,228 according to the 2020 census; the official estimate of population as of mid-2022 was 3,631,136.
Jambi | |
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| Province of Jambi | |
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| Motto(s): Sepucuk Jambi Sembilan Lurah (Jambi Malay)
(One Jambi indigenous territory, formed by nine river settlements) | |
Location of Jambi in Indonesia | |
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| Coordinates: 1°35′S 103°37′E | |
| Established | 6 January 1957 |
| Capital and largest city | Jambi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Jambi Provincial Government |
| • Governor | Al Haris |
| • Vice Governor | Abdullah Sani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49,026.58 km2 (18,929.27 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 3,805 m (12,484 ft) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 3,631,136 |
| • Rank | 19th |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 23rd |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | 43.57% Jambi Malays 29.10% Javanese 5.37% Other Malays 5.33% Minangkabau 3.46% Batak 3.33% Banjarese 3.13% Buginese 2.58% Sundanese 1.88% Palembang 1.215 Chinese 1.04% Others |
| • Religion | 95.08% Islam 3.88% Christianity - 3.31% Protestant - 0.58% Catholic 0.94% Buddhism 0.06% Folk religion 0.02% Confucianism 0.013% Hinduism |
| • Languages | Indonesian (official) Jambi Malay, Kerinci, Kubu (regional) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 |
| - Total | Rp 276.3 trillion (15th) US$ 18.6 billion Int$ 58.1 billion (PPP) |
| - Per capita | Rp 76.1 million (8th) US$ 5,125 Int$ 15,991 (PPP) |
| - Growth | 5.13% |
| HDI | 0.728 (19th) – high |
| Website | jambiprov |
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