Jambi

This article is about the province. For its capital, see Jambi (city). For other uses, see Jambi (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Zambia or Jamaica.
Jambi
Province
Province of Jambi
Provinsi Jambi
Coat of arms of Jambi
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sepucuk Jambi Sembilan Lurah (Jambi Malay)
(One Jambi indigenous territory, formed by nine river settlements)
   Jambi in    Indonesia
OpenStreetMap
Map
Coordinates: 1°35′S 103°37′E / 1.583°S 103.617°E / -1.583; 103.617
Established6 January 1957
Capital
and largest city		Jambi
Government
 • BodyJambi Provincial Government
 • GovernorAl Haris (PAN)
 • Vice GovernorAbdullah Sani [id]
Area
 • Total49,026.58 km2 (18,929.27 sq mi)
 • Rank11th
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Highest elevation
(Mount Kerinci)
3,805 m (12,484 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total3,679,169
 • Rank19th
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
  • Rank23rd
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups43.57% Jambi Malays
29.10% Javanese
5.37% Other Malays
5.33% Minangkabau
3.46% Batak
3.33% Banjarese
3.13% Buginese
2.58% Sundanese
1.88% Palembang
1.215 Chinese
1.04% Others[2]
 • Religion95.08% Islam
3.88% Christianity
- 3.31% Protestant
- 0.58% Catholic
0.94% Buddhism
0.06% Folk religion
0.02% Confucianism
0.013% Hinduism[3]
 • LanguagesIndonesian (official)
Jambi Malay, Kerinci, Kubu (regional)
GDP (nominal)2022
 - Total[4]Rp 276.3 trillion (15th)
US$ 18.6 billion
Int$ 58.1 billion (PPP)
 - Per capita[5]Rp 76.1 million (8th)
US$ 5,125
Int$ 15,991 (PPP)
 - Growth[6]Increase 5.13%
HDIIncrease 0.728 (19th) – high
Websitejambiprov.go.id

Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra and stretches to the Barisan Mountains in the west. Its capital and largest city is also called Jambi. It is bordered by the provinces of Riau to the north, West Sumatra to the west, Bengkulu to the southwest, South Sumatra to the south, and shares a maritime border with the Riau Islands to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The province has a land area of 49,026.58 km2, and a sea area of 3,274.95 km2. Its area is comparable to the European country of Slovakia. It had a population of 3,092,265 according to the 2010 census[7] and 3,548,228 according to the 2020 census;[2] the official estimate of population as of mid-2023 was 3,679,169 (comprising 1,872,177 males and 1,806,992 females).[1]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Provinsi Jambi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.15)
  2. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application".
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik (2023). "Produk Domestik Regional Bruto (Milyar Rupiah), 2022" (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Badan Pusat Statistik.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik (2023). "Produk Domestik Regional Bruto Per Kapita (Ribu Rupiah), 2022" (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Badan Pusat Statistik.
  6. ^ Badan Pembangunan Nasional (2023). "Capaian Indikator Utama Pembangunan" (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Badan Pembangunan Nasional.
  7. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.