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'Lampung' is a province of Indonesia, located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It borders the provinces of Bengkulu and South Sumatra. The original inhabitant of Lampung is the "Lampung" tribe, who speak a distinct language from other people in Sumatra and have their own alphabet.
The province has a population of 6,654,354 (2000 census). A large portion of the current population of Lampung is descended from migrants from Java, Madura, and Bali. These migrants came both spontaneously, in search of more land than was available on the more densely populated islands, as well as part of the government's transmigration program, for which Lampung was one of the earliest and most important transmigration destinations.
Lampung is commonly known for its geographical instability in terms of earthquakes and volcanoes. On May 10 2005, a strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the richter scale struck the province. The historical volcano blast of Krakatau occurred in 1883, which resulted in disastrous consequences.
Lampung is divided into 8 regencies:

★ West Lampung

★ South Lampung

★ Central Lampung

★ East Lampung

★ North Lampung

★ Way Kanan

★ Tanggamus

★ Tulang Bawang
and 2 cities: Bandar Lampung and Metro
Some of the major produce in the country includes robusta Coffee beans, Cocoa beans, coconuts and cloves. This has resulted in a thriving agricultural sector with companies like Nestlé procuring coffee beans from the region. This agriculture has included illegal growing in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park.^[2] In addition, Nata de Coco is also manufactured in the region by domestic companies like Wong Coco.

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1. Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape, , , , Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2003,
2. Claire Leow. Nestlé to scrutinize Indonesia coffee amid wildlife-endangerment fears, ''International Herald Tribune''.


★ Elmhirst, R. (2001). Resource Struggles and the Politics of Place in North Lampung, Indonesia. ''Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography''. 22(3):284-307.

★ Pain, Marc (ed). (1989). ''Transmigration and spontaneous migrations in Indonesia : Propinsi Lampung''. Bondy, France: ORSTOM.