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Jambi is the capital and largest city of the

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Jambi Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra and spans to the Barisan Mountains in the west. Its capital and largest city is Jambi. The province has a land area of 50,160.05 km2, and a sea area of 3 ...

. Located on the island of

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, the city is a busy port on the Batang Hari River and an oil- and rubber-producing centre. The city is located from the ruins of Muaro Jambi Temple Compounds, an important city in the ancient

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kingdom. Nearby towns and villages include Mendalo (), Kinati (), Padang (), Tanjungjohor (), Paalmerah (), and Muarakumpe (). Jambi City itself is an

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within Muaro Jambi Regency. Jambi is served by the Sultan Thaha Airport.

History

Jambi City was denoted as the administrative capital of the Jambi autonomic area by the Governor of Sumatra on 17 May 1946. In 1956, Jambi City was given its city status, and eventually became the capital of Jambi province on 6 January 1957.

Geography

The total land area of Jambi city is . Jambi City is located at the south-western portion of the Sumatran Basin, a low-lying area in Eastern Sumatra with an altitude of 0 to 60m above sea level. A segment of the Batanghari River, the longest river in Sumatra at , flows through Jambi City.

Demographics

Jambi city is the most populated city in Jambi Province, with 606,200 inhabitants (17% of the province's population) living in this city in 2020. The city is a very diverse and multi-ethnic, consist of Jambi Malays (27.84%), Javanese (22.05%), Minangkabau (12.64%), Malays (11.47%), Chinese (6.82%),

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(6.62%), Sundanese (4.47%), and

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(2.03%).

Administrative districts

At the time of the 2010 Census, the city of Jambi was subdivided into eight administrative districts (''kecamatan''), but since 2010, three additional districts have been added by the splitting of existing districts - Alam Barajo, Danau Sipin and Paal Merah. The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (urban ''kelurahan'') in each district. Note: (a) the 2010 populations of these new districts are included with the figure for the district from which they were cut.

Climate

Jambi has a

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(Af) according to the

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, with a minimum temperature of and a maximum temperature of . The level of humidity ranges from 82 to 28%. Annual rainfall of Jambi City is , with the rainy season lasting from October to March with 20 rainy days a month. The dry season lasts from April to September with an average of 16 rainy days a month.

Transportation

The city is served by Sultan Thaha Airport, which has connections to Jakarta, Batam, Palembang, Medan, Bengkulu, Bandar Lampung and Pekanbaru. Trans-Sumatran Highway crosses the city. Jambi port is located over Batang Hari River. Public transportation includes angkot and

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. Ride sharing services Grab and Gojek also available.

Twin towns – sister cities

Jambi City is twinned with: * Kupang, Indonesia *

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, East Timor *

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References

External links

Official siteProvinsi JambiSarolangunInformasi JambiKabar JambiMeranginTv JambiInformasi JambiTentang JambiTv Online JambiPariwisata JambiBerita JambiMuaro Jambi
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