Banten

Banten
Basic data
Area :	9,662.92 km²
Residents :	11,452,491
Population density :	1185 inhabitants / km²
Capital :	Serang
governor	H. Rano Karno
Location in Indonesia
Website :	bantenprov.go.id

Banten (formerly also Bantam ) is an Indonesian province in the west of the island of Java . The province was separated from the Jawa Barat Province in 2000 .

In the west, the Sunda Strait separates the province from the island of Sumatra , in the east it borders on the city of Jakarta and the province of Jawa Barat. There are several large cities in the greater Jakarta area, including the metropolis of Tangerang .

With over 1,000 inhabitants per square kilometer, Banten is very densely populated. The majority of the population is Sundanese and most of them profess Islam (97%). The capital of Banten is Serang .

The province benefits economically from its proximity to the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The airport of this city is located in the province and the sea trade with Sumatra is carried out to a significant extent via Banten. A growing role does the tourism one.

The region was Islamized in the 16th century, and in 1568 an important sultanate was established , which was particularly important in the spice trade. In 1682 an existing British base was subjugated by the Dutch , and in 1809 the entire region . During the Second World War it was occupied by the Japanese . Banten has been part of this island republic since Indonesia's independence in 1949.

The name of a weight class in boxing is derived from Bantam, the former name of the province .

Administrative division

coat of arms	Kabupaten / Kota administrative district / city	Seat of government	location	Kecamatan districts	Kelurahan / Desa communities	Area [km²]	population 2010 Census	Population density Inhabitant / km²
	Lebak (administrative district)	Rank kasbitung		28	345	3,426.56	1,204,095	351
	Pandeglang (administrative district)	Pandeglang		35	339	2,746.89	1,149,610	419
	Serang (administrative district)	Ciruas		29	326	1,734.28	1,402,818	809
	Tangerang (administrative district)	Tigaraksa		29	274	1,011.86	2,834,376	2,801
	Cilegon (Kota)	Cilegon		8th	43	175.50	374,559	2.134
	Serang (Kota)	Serang		6th	66	266.71	577.785	2,166
	Tangierang (Kota)	Tangierang		13	104	153.93	1,798,601	11,685
	Tangerang Selatan (Kota)	Tangerang Selatan		7th	54	147.19	1,290,322	8,766
	Provinsi Banten	Serang		155	1,551	9,662.92	10,632,166	1,100

Changes in the territorial structure

• By law No. 32/2007, the city (Kota) Serang was spun off from the administrative district of the same name (Kabupaten) as an independent administrative unit. Valid from August 10, 2007.
• The city (Kota) Tangerang Selatan was separated from the administrative district (Kabupaten) Tangerang as an independent administrative unit by law No. 51/2008. Valid from November 26, 2008.

literature

• Banten Dalam Angka 2014, Badan Pusan ​​Statistics Provinsi Banten, ISSN  2088-4958 ( E-book, Indonesian / English )

Web links

• Website of the statistics agency in the province of Banten in Indonesian, tw. English. Many bilingual Flash documents can be viewed via the Publikasi BPS link.

Commons : Banten  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: banten  - explanations of meanings, word origins , synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Law No. 32/2007
2. ↑ Law No. 51/2008

Coordinates: 6 ° 24 '  S , 106 ° 4'  E