Lampung province is located at the extreme of
south of Sumatra is overlooked, over flown by
most tourists. In the past it was well known for
its marvelous 'tapi' fabrics, some using real
gold thread, and for its pepper. But today, it
is the location from ambitious transmigration
projects, resettling farmers from over-populated
Java. It boasts volcanoes, wildlife reserve, megalithic
remain and a superb coastline of deep-cut bays
and wonderful beaches. Its capital is Bandar Lampung,
is made up of twin cities that is Teluk Betung
and Tanjung Karang. Way Kambas Nature Reserve
is a 130,000 ha area of swamp and lowland forest
with wild elephant, tapir and many other animals.
name of Lampung province was taken from origin
Lampungnese. Before Indonesia became independent
country, a resident led Lampung region and the
status was as residency area
(Residentie lampungche districten) with many afdeling
(afdeling Teloek betoeng, afdeling metroand afdeling
kotabumi). The villages/old town with traditional
living characteristic could be found like sukadana,
menggala, kenali, liwa, blambangan umpu etc. A
part of these town bacame the capital of district.
In the first of 2000 was 7 millions the population
of Lampung Province. Among 10 district / town,
the most population was in central Lampung with
1.901.630 and the density population was in Bandar
Lampung city, 3.763 soul/km2.
Lampung province is located between 3o 45' and 6o
45' South Latitude and between 103o 40' and 105o
50' East Longitude. This province is bordered by:
North side: South Sumatra Province
South Side: Sunda Strait
side: Bengkulu Province
East side: Java Sea
The wide area of Lampung province is 33,307 sq
Lampung Province is divided among 4 regencies,
1 municipality and 1 administrative town with
Bandar Lampung as its capital city.
The humidity of this province
is various between 50% and 86%, and the rainfall
is ranges between 2,000 and 4,000 mm per year.
The temperature ranges between 20o C and 34o C.
The migration flow to Lampung province is supported
by the existence of heavy plantation, fishery
and industry. In 1994, the total population of
this province was 6,200,306 people, with its average
density of 196.8 people per Km2. Compared to the
average national population growth amounted to
2.144% per year, this province was on the lower
level with 2.12% per year during the 1990-1994
period. The projection and composition in 1997
can be seen on the following table.
and pictures courtesy of Indonesia Tourism.