Bengkulu

Bengkulu (also known as Southwest Sumatra) is a province of Indonesia. It is on the southwest coast of the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra and Lampung. The province also includes Enggano Island. The capital and largest city is Bengkulu city. It was formerly the site of a British garrison, which they called Bencoolen. Population Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1971 519,316 — 1980 768,064 +47.9% 1990 1,179,122 +53.5% 1995 1,409,117 +19.5% 2000 1,567,436 +11.2% 2010 1,715,568 +9.5% Source: Badan Pusat Statistik 2010 The 2010 census reported a population of 1,800,500.[4] including 875,663 males and 837,730. Administrative divisions Bengkulu Province is subdivided into nine regencies and the independent city of Bengkulu, which lies outside any regency. The regencies and city are listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census