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  country Indonesia
  motto "Sang Bumi Ruwa Jurai"
  capital Bandar Lampung
  population 6731000
  population As Of 2000
  area In Km2 35376
  Time WIB ( UTC+7 )
  ethnicity Javanese (62%), Sundanese (9%), Peminggir (6%), Pepadun (4%), Malay (4%), Bantanese (3%) {{cite book
  Publisher Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
  Title Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape
  Year 2003


  religion Muslim (92%), Protestant (18%), Catholic (18%), Buddhist (17%)
  language Indonesian
  governor Sjachroedin ZP
  site http://wwwlampunggoid
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Lampung is a Province of Indonesia , located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra . It borders the provinces of Bengkulu and South Sumatra . The original inhabitant of Lampung is the "Lampung" tribe, who speak a distinct language from other people in Sumatra and have their own alphabet.

The province has a population of 6,654,354 ( 2000 Census ). A large portion of the current population of Lampung is descended from migrants from Java , Madura , and Bali . These migrants came both spontaneously, in search of more land than was available on the more densely populated islands, as well as part of the government's Transmigration Program , for which Lampung was one of the earliest and most important transmigration destinations.

Lampung is commonly known for its geographical instability in terms of earthquakes and volcanoes. On May 10 2005, a strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the richter scale struck the province. The historical volcano blast of Krakatau occurred in 1883, which resulted in disastrous consequences.

Lampung is divided into 8 regencies:


Some of the major produce in the country includes robusta is also manufactured in the region by domestic companies like Wong Coco.


REFERENCES


  • Elmhirst, R. (2001). Resource Struggles and the Politics of Place in North Lampung, Indonesia. ''Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography''. 22(3):284-307.

  • Pain, Marc (ed). (1989). ''Transmigration and spontaneous migrations in Indonesia : Propinsi Lampung''. Bondy, France: ORSTOM.