Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bengkulu,_Sumatra,_Indonesia
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Fatmawati_Soekarno_Airport
gptkbp:area 151.7 km²
gptkbp:areaCode 0736
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Bengkulu_Province
gptkbp:climate gptkb:tropical_rainforest
gptkbp:country gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Minangkabau
gptkb:Rejang
Javanese
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Bencoolen
gptkbp:founded 1719
gptkbp:hasCoastline gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:historicalEvent British colonial outpost (1685–1824)
Transferred to Dutch control (1824)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sumatra
gptkbp:mayor Helmi Hasan (as of 2023)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Fort_Marlborough
Rafflesia arnoldii (world's largest flower)
gptkbp:notablePerson Fatmawati (wife of Sukarno, born here)
Sir Stamford Raffles (British governor)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Indonesian
gptkbp:population about 340,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:postalCode 38100
gptkbp:province gptkb:Bengkulu_Province
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:WIB_(UTC+7)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2007_Bengkulu_earthquakes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7