Jambi

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Jambi
Province
Province of Jambi
Provinsi Jambi
Coat of arms of Jambi.svg
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sepucuk Jambi Sembilan Lurah (Jambi Malay)
(One Jambi indigenous territory, formed by nine river settlements)
Jambi in Indonesia.svg
  Jambi in    Indonesia
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Jambi
Coordinates: 1°35′S103°37′E / 1.583°S 103.617°E / -1.583; 103.617
Established6 January 1957
Capital
and largest city		 Jambi
Government
 • BodyJambi Provincial Government
 • Governor Al Haris (PAN)
 • Vice Governor Abdullah Sani  [ id ]
Area
 • Total
49,026.58 km2 (18,929.27 sq mi)
 • Rank11th
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Highest elevation
(Mount Kerinci)
3,805 m (12,484 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
 • Total
3,679,169
 • Rank19th
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
  • Rank23rd
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 [2]
 •  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 [3]
 •  Languages Indonesian (official)
Jambi Malay, Kerinci, Kubu (regional)
GDP (nominal)2022
 - Total [4] Rp 276.3 trillion (15th)
US$ 18.6 billion
Int$ 58.1 billion (PPP)
 - Per capita [5] Rp 76.1 million (8th)
US$ 5,125
Int$ 15,991 (PPP)
 - Growth [6] Increase2.svg 5.13%
HDI (2024)Increase2.svg 0.744 [7] (18th) – high
Website jambiprov.go.id

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. Its area is comparable to the European country of Slovakia. It had a population of 3,092,265 according to the 2010 census [8] and 3,548,228 according to the 2020 census; [2] the official estimate of population as of mid-2023 was 3,679,169 (comprising 1,872,177 males and 1,806,992 females). [1]

Contents

History

Mosque in Jambi, during the colonial period. ca 1900-1939. COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Moskee Djambi TMnr 10016664.jpg
Mosque in Jambi, during the colonial period. ca 1900–1939.

Jambi was the site of the Melayu kingdom that engaged in trade throughout the Strait of Malacca and beyond. It was recorded as having sent a mission to China in 644 CE. It was annexed by Srivijaya by 685 CE, but tried to declare its independence in the 9th century. Jambi succeeded Palembang, its southern economic and military rival, as the major player in trade in the Malacca straits. After the 1025 Chola raids in Southeast Asia, Jambi still sent missions to China. [9] : 72, 114 

In the early decades of the Dutch presence in the region, when the Dutch 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 ]

In 1833, minor conflicts with the Dutch East Indies who were well established in Palembang, meant the Dutch increasingly felt the need to control the actions of Jambi. They coerced Sultan Facharudin to agree to greater Dutch presence in the region and control over trade, although the sultanate remained nominally independent. In 1858 the Dutch, concerned over the risk of competition for control from other foreign powers, invaded Jambi with a force from their capital Batavia. They met little resistance, and Sultan Taha fled upriver, to the inland regions of Jambi. The Dutch installed a puppet ruler, Nazarudin, in the lower region, which included the capital city. For the next forty years Taha maintained the upriver kingdom, and slowly reextended his influence over the lower regions through political agreements and marriage connections. In 1904, however, the Dutch were stronger and, as a part of a larger campaign to consolidate control over the entire archipelago, managed to capture and kill Taha, and in 1906, the entire area was brought under direct colonial control.

Following the death of Jambi Sultan, Taha Saifuddin, on 27 April 1904 and the success of the Dutch controlled areas of the Sultanate of Jambi, Jambi then was set up as a Residency and entry into the territory Netherlands Indies. Jambi's first Resident OL Helfrich was appointed by the governor general under Dutch Decree No. 20, dated 4 May 1906, with his inauguration held on 2 July 1906.

In 1945, Sumatra comprised a single province, but in 1948 this was divided into three provinces, including the province of Central Sumatra (which included present-day Jambi Province). In 1957 this short-lived province was itself divided, and Jambi was created as an independent Province.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1971 1,006,084—    
1980 1,445,994+43.7%
1990 2,020,568+39.7%
1995 2,369,959+17.3%
2000 2,407,166+1.6%
2005 2,635,968+9.5%
2010 3,092,265+17.3%
2015 3,397,164+9.9%
2020 3,548,228+4.4%
2023 3,679,169+3.7%
Source: Badan Pusat Statistik [1] 2024 and previous

Government and administrative divisions

When Jambi Province was created in 1957, it comprised three regencies - Kerinci (renamed from South Pesisir Regency on 19 March 1956), Batanghari and Bungo Tebo - as well as the independent city of Jambi City . On 14 June 1965 two new regencies were formed - Sarolangun Bangko from part of Bungo Tebo Regency, and Tanjung Jabung from part of Batanghari Regency. On 4 October 1999 four additional regencies were created by splitting each of four existing regencies in two - Muara Jambi was formed from part of Batanghari Regency, while Sarolangun Bangko Regency was split into separate Sarolangun and Merangin Regencies, Tanjung Jabung Regency was split into separate Tanjung Jabung Barat (West Tanjung Jabung) and Tanjung Jabung Timur (East Tanjung Jabung) Regencies, and Bungo Tebo Regency was split into separate Bungo and Tebo Regencies. Finally, a second independent city of Sungai Penuh (Penuh River) was split off from Kerinci Regency on 1 July 2008.

Thus Jambi province is now divided into nine regencies (kabupaten) and two cities (kota), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 [8] and 2020 [2] censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1] These are divided into 141 districts (kecamatan), in turn sub-divided into 153 urban villages (kelurahan) and 1,399 rural villages (desa).

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
City or
Regency		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
census
2010		Pop'n
census
2020		Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023		Capital HDI [10]
2018 Estimates
15.01 Kerinci Regency 3,445.20229,495250,259255,120 Siulak 0.705 (High)
15.02 Merangin Regency 7,540.12333,206354,052368,390 Bangko 0.688 (Medium)
15.03 Sarolangun Regency 5,935.89246,245290,047302,240 Sarolangun 0.694 (Medium)
15.04 Batanghari Regency 5,387.52241,334301,700312,730 Muara Bulian 0.693 (Medium)
15.05 Muaro Jambi Regency 5,225.80342,952402,017418,800 Sengeti 0.683 (Medium)
15.06 West Tanjung Jabung Regency
(Tanjung Jabung Barat)		5,546.06278,741317,498330,470 Kuala Tungkal 0.671 (Medium)
15.07 East Tanjung Jabung Regency
(Tanjung Jabung Timur)		4,546.62205,272229,813236,730 Muara Sabak 0.633 (Medium)
15.08 Bungo Regency 4,760.83303,135362,363376,380 Muara Bungo 0.694 (Medium)
15.09 Tebo Regency 6,103.74297,735337,669350,760 Muara Tebo 0.686 (Medium)
15.71 Jambi City 169.89531,857606,200627,770-0.774 (High)
15.72 Sungai Penuh City 364.9282,29396,61099,770-0.746 (High)
Total province49,026.583,092,2653,548,2283,679,169Jambi0.705 (High)

The province forms one of Indonesia's 84 national electoral districts to elect members to the People's Representative Council. The Jambi Electoral District consists of all of the 9 regencies in the province, together with the cities of Jambi and Sungai Penuh, and elects 8 members to the People's Representative Council. [11]

World Heritage Sites

Mount Kerinci, the tallest mountain in Sumatra Uprising-mount kerinci.jpg
Mount Kerinci, the tallest mountain in Sumatra
Muaro Jambi Temples Candi Tinggi.jpg
Muaro Jambi Temples
Detail of a Kain Batik Tulisan, late 19th century, from an unknown village in Jambi. Kain Batik Tulisan, Sumatera.png
Detail of a Kain Batik Tulisan, late 19th century, from an unknown village in Jambi.

The largest of the three national parks comprising the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Kerinci Seblat has the distinction of being the second-largest national park in all of Southeast Asia, only after Lorentz National Park on Papua. It is one of the Sumatran Tiger's last strongholds on the island, and within its borders sits the highest active volcano in Southeast Asia - Mount Kerinci.

May 2011: The Jambi provincial administration is striving to have the ancient Muaro Jambi temple site at Muaro Jambi village in Maro Sebo District, Muaro Jambi Regency, recognized as a World Heritage Site.

The site was a Buddhist education centre that flourished during the 7th and 8th centuries and is made from bricks similar to those used in Buddhist temples in India. [12]

Demographics

Due to transmigration policy, many ethnic groups from various parts of Indonesia, especially Java, Borneo, Sulawesi and other parts of Sumatra brought their native languages as well. The non-Pribumi people such as the Chinese Indonesians speak several varieties of Chinese.

Ethnically, the population comprises:

As of 2022, Islam is the largest religion in Jambi, being practised by 96.09% of the population. Minority religions are Christianity with 3,9%, Buddhism 0.92%, Confucianism 0.02% and Hinduism 0.01% of the population. [13]

See also

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