Bengkulu Indonesia General Information

Bengkulu, which is located in the western part of the Bukit Barisan mountain range, is an administrative area of the province which stretches from the border of West Sumatra to Lampung border. The number of residents in an area of 19,788 square kilometers is about two million people.

Geographically Bengkulu province bordering the province of West Sumatra in the north, Indian Ocean and Indonesia Lampung Province in the south, Ocean Indonesia in the west, and the province of Jambi and South Sumatra in the east. The province is divided into eight districts which consists of 1200 villages / wards.

As a region adjacent to the Bukit Barisan, geographical conditions capital of Bengkulu province is mountainous. Meanwhile, tropical forests are home to Sumatran tigers, gibbons, tapirs, wild buffalo, deer, elephant sumatera, as well as plants Vanda orchids, flowers carcass, and wood Merbabu.

In terms of tourism, Bengkulu has various attractive tourist objects such as Bukit Kaba in Curup, Sebelat Kerinci National Park, Brimstone Hill Lebong Semaleko in the South, Long Beach in Gading Cempaka Nala, white sand beaches Pulau Baai, lake-wide, the lake in Lebong Test South Mountain nature reserve in Kepahyang Fence, reserves Lubuk But in Pino.

Mengandrungi to your cultural tour, you can visit the heritage homes of Bung Karno, Malborough Castle site and Fort York, a monument of Thomas Par in the Gulf Sea, Raffles Gebernur House residence, and the Village area of China.

History of Bengkulu

In the past, Bengkulu never stood a small kingdoms, such as the Kingdom of Joy MARAU wide, Kamboja River, Pat Petulai, Lemau River, and Central Buntar.

In the year 1685-1824, the British entrenched in the region of Bengkulu, founded the company purchases pepper, building forts and other government buildings. One of the known fort is Fort Malborough, built in 1713-719. Fortress has completed a solid wall of 71 cannons.

England then replaced Dutch, 1824-1942, which made the exploitation of gold mines in REJANG LEBONG, and implementing compulsory labor employment system. Bengkulu has made Dutch Colonization government as a place of exile in the era of President Sukarno prakemerdekaan, precisely in the 1930s. Defined as the province of Bengkulu on 12 September 1967 through Law No. 9 Year 1967 on the Formation of Bengkulu province.

Bengkulu Indonesia Culture

Bengkulu communities known to have a simple philosophy of life, that is just take everything from nature in moderation, does not exceed the size of the requirement.

One of the popular dance is the dance reception Bengkulu, which is inspired from the dance Rejang tribe. As the name implies, this dance show to welcome the great guest, as minister, regent, or ceremonial events. Bengkulu community also has a custom home built on the pole or platform with a height 1.5 to 2 meters above the ground.

Bengkulu Population

Bengkulu has many tribes living side by side. These tribes, for example, the tribe Enggano, Rejang, Serawai, and Malays.

Bengkulu Language

The languages are used, among other things, language Enggano, Rejang, Serawai, Malays Bengkulu dialect, Pasemah, Kaur, language, Indonesian, and others. Meanwhile, newcomers include ethnic Malays, Javanese, Bugis, Madurese, Minangkabau, Batak, and Sundanese.

Bengkulu Culinary

One typical food is fish Pais Bengkulu, which is made from fish and fish Gebu Buli. The specialty of this unique food located dibumbunya, which consists of red chili, red bottom, garlic, lemon grass, bay leaves, and tomatoes.