Jambi

Jambi's name is taken from the term "DJAMBE" (name for a kind of nut trees in Javanese). The term was later changed to "DJAMBI".


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Barelang Temple.

Jambi's name is taken from the term "DJAMBE" (name for a kind of nut trees in Javanese). The term was later changed to "DJAMBI".

And because the Indonesian spelling is enhanced, the name changed to JAMBI Djambe. Later the name was officially adopted as the name of a place, such as the Residency Jambi, Jambi province and city of Jambi.

Jambi province officially became a province in 1958, based on Law No. 61 of 1958 dated 25 June 1958.

Capital City: Jambi

Location: 0 º 45 '- 2o 45' South latitude between 101 o 10 '- 104O 44' East Longitude.
Size: 53,435.72
Total Population: 446,872 inhabitants (2005)

Borders: East Coast of Sumatra Island facing the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean, on the traffic flow and the Regional International.

Regional Languages: Indonesian, Malays, Javanese