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Lampung | |
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Province of Lampung Provinsi Lampung | |
Motto(s): | |
Anthem: Sang Bumi Ruwa Jurai | |
Coordinates: 5°27′S 105°16′E / 5.450°S 105.267°E | |
Capital and largest city | Bandar Lampung |
Established | 18 March 1964 |
Government | |
• Body | Lampung Provincial Government |
• Governor | Samsudin (acting) |
• Vice Governor | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 33,575.41 km2 (12,963.54 sq mi) |
• Rank | 26th in Indonesia |
Highest elevation | 2,262 m (7,421 ft) |
Population (mid-2023 estimate)[2] | |
• Total | 9,313,990 |
• Rank | 8th in Indonesia |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Lampungese (in English) Ulun Lappung (in Lampung Nyo) Orang Lampung (in Indonesian) |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic groups[3][4] | List |
• Religion (2022)[5] | List |
• Languages | Indonesian (official) Lampung and Abung (regional) Javanese, Komering, Sundanese, Balinese |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
Postal code | 34111–35686 |
ISO 3166 code | ID-LA |
Vehicle registration | BE |
GDP (nominal) | 2022[6] |
Total | Rp 414.1 trillion (11th) US$27.9 billion Int$87.0 billion (PPP) |
Per capita | Rp 45.1 million (25th) US$3,039 Int$9,484 (PPP) |
Growth | 4.28%[7] |
HDI | 0.711 (24th) – high |
Website | lampungprov |
Lampung, officially the Province of Lampung (Indonesian: Provinsi Lampung), is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a longer border with the province of South Sumatra to the north, as well as a maritime border with the provinces of Banten and Jakarta to the east. It is the home of the Lampung people, who speak their own language and possess their own written script. Its capital city is Bandar Lampung.
The province covers a land area of 33,575.41 km2 and had a population of 7,608,405 at the 2010 census,[8] 9,007,848 at the 2020 census,[9] and 9,313,990 (comprising 4,760,260 males and 4,553,720 females) according to the official estimates for mid-2023,[2] with three-quarters of that being descendants of Javanese, Madurese and Balinese migrants. These migrants came from more densely populated islands in search of available land, as well as being part of the national government's Indonesian transmigration program, of which Lampung was one of the earliest and most significant transmigration destinations.
In 1883, the volcano of Krakatoa, located on an island in the Sunda Strait, erupted into becoming one of the most violent volcanic eruptions in recorded history, with disastrous consequences for the area and elsewhere, including estimates of human fatalities in the tens of thousands and worldwide temperature and other weather effects for years.