Bengkulu is the 25th largest province by area; it is divided into nine regencies and the city of Bengkulu, the capital and the only independent city.
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10 Facts About Bengkulu
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Bengkulu is the 26th largest province by population in Indonesia, with 1,715,518 inhabitants at the 2010 Census and 2,010,670 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 2,032,941.
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Bengkulu includes offshore Mega Island and Enggano Island in the Indian Ocean.
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Bengkulu has 525 kilometres of coastline along the Indian Ocean on its western side, from Dusun Baru Pelokan in Muko-Muko Regency to Tebing Nasal in Kaur Regency.
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Bengkulu has many natural resources such as coal and gold, and has big and potential geothermal resources.
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Bengkulu then remained part of the Dutch East Indies until the Japanese occupation in World War 2.
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Bengkulu Province is on the west side of the Bukit Barisan mountains.
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Bengkulu province bordered by the Indian Ocean coastline of approximately 525 kilometers.
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Bengkulu has a large amount of rainfall throughout the year, even in the driest month.
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Bengkulu Province is subdivided into nine regencies and the independent city of Bengkulu, which lies outside any regency.
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