Banten

**Banten** is a province of Indonesia. It is on the island of Java. The capital city is Serang. The population was 10.6 million during the 2010 census. The government reported the population to be 11,834,087 in 2014.  Banten was part of the province of West Java. It became a separate province in 2000.

## History

In the 5th century, Banten was part of the Kingdom of Tarumanagara. After Srivijaya attacked Tarumanagara, it became weaker. Then, the Kingdom of Sunda became more powerful in West Java. In the early 16th century, the port of Bantam (Banten) was an important port in the Kingdom of Sunda. In 1527, Javanese Muslims captured the port of Banten. Their leader was Sunan Gunungjati. They started the Sultanate of Banten.

## Geography

Banten is near the Sunda Strait. This strait is important as a link bewteen Australia and New Zealand and Southeast Asia. Also, Banten is the link between Java and Sumatra.

## List of Governors

|Name|Position|Took office|Left office|Information|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Hakamudin Djamal|Acting Governor|2000|2002||
|Djoko Munandar|Governor|2002|2005|Charged with corruption-Removed|
|Ratu Atut Chosiyah|Acting governor|2005|2007||
|Ratu Atut Chosiyah|Governor|2007|2012||
|Ratu Atut Chosiyah|Governor|2012|2015|Charged with bribery-Removed|
|Rano Karno|Acting Governor|2014|2015||
|Rano Karno|Governor|2015|2017||
|Wahidin Halim|Governor|2017|Incumbent||

## Other websites

- Official website
- Research and Development Agency

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Banten
- **image skyline**: Banten Pictures.jpg
- **image caption**: From left to right, top to bottom: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Great Mosque of Banten, Carita Beach, Tanjung Lesung, Ujung Kulon National Park, Sawarna Tourism Village, Port of Merak, Baduy People Villages
- **image seal**: Coat of arms of Banten.svg
- **image flag**: flag of Banten.png
- **motto**: _Iman Taqwa_
(Faith and Piety)
- **image map**: Banten in Indonesia.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Banten in Indonesia
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: List of capitals of provinces in Indonesia, Capital
- **subdivision name1**:  Serang
- **subdivision type2**: Largest city
- **subdivision name2**:  Tangerang
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: October 4, 2000
- **governing body**: Banten Regional Government
- **leader party**: Democratic Party (Indonesia), Demokrat
- **leader title**: Governor
- **leader name**: Wahidin Halim
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 9662.92
- **population total**: 12448200
- **population as of**: 2017
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population rank**: 5th
- **demographics type1**: Demographics
- **demographics1 title1**: Ethnic groups
- **timezone1**: Time in Indonesia, Indonesia Western Time
- **utc offset1**: +7
- **postal code type**: Postal codes in Indonesia, Postcodes
- **postal code**: 15xxx (Tangerang), 42xxx (non-Tangerang)
- **area code**: (62)25x (non-Tangerang), (62)21 (Tangerang)
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in Indonesia, Area codes
- **iso code**: ID-BT
- **registration plate**: Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia, A (non-Tangerang), B (Tangerang)
- **blank name sec1**: GRP per capita
- **blank info sec1**: US$ 3,114
- **blank1 name sec1**: GRP rank
- **blank1 info sec1**: List of Indonesian provinces by GRP per capita, 14th
- **blank name sec2**: Largest city by area
- **blank info sec2**: Serang  -
- **blank1 name sec2**: Largest city by population
- **blank1 info sec2**: Tangerang - (1,798,601 - 2010)
- **type**: Provinces of Indonesia, Province
- **image size**: 300
- **leader title2**: Vice Governor
- **leader name2**: Andika Hazrumy
- **demographics1 info1**: Bantenese people, Bantenese (47%), Sundanese people, Sundanese (23%), Javanese people, Javanese (12%), Betawi people, Betawi (10%), Chinese Indonesian, Chinese (5%)
- **demographics1 title2**: Religion
- **demographics1 info2**: Islam (94.64%), Christians, Christian (3.95%), Buddhism (1.3%), Hindu (0.1%), Confucianism (0.01%)
- **demographics1 title3**: Languages
- **demographics1 info3**: Indonesian language, Indonesian (official)
Sundanese language, Sundanese (lingua franca)
Javanese language, Javanese (regional)
Hakka Chinese, Hakka
Betawi language, Betawi
Bantenese language, Bantenese (native)
Baduy language, Baduy
- **blank2 name sec1**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **blank2 info sec1**: 0.703 ()
- **blank3 name sec1**: HDI rank
- **blank3 info sec1**: List of Indonesian provinces by Human Development Index, 8th
- **blank2 name sec2**: Largest regency by area
- **blank2 info sec2**: Lebak Regency -
- **blank3 name sec2**: Largest regency by population
- **blank3 info sec2**: Tangerang Regency - (2,781,428 - 2010)
- **blank4 name**: Police
- **blank4 info**: Polda Banten (non-Tangerang)
 Jakarta Regional Metropolitan Police, Polda Metro Jaya (Tangerang)