page_title: Lampung
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Lampung / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: Bahasa Indonesia: Tari Melinting yang berasal dari Lampung saat pembukaan Temu Karya PMI di Purwakarta (17/09)
context_page_description: Lampung is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a longer border with the province of South Sumatra to the north. It is the original home of the Lampung people, who speak their own language, and possess their own written script. Its capital is Bandar Lampung.
  The province covers a land area of 35,376 sq.km and had a population of 7,608,405 at the 2010 Census and 8,109,601 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate was 8,457,600, with three-quarters of that being descendants of Javanese, Madurese, and Balinese migrants. These migrants came from more densely populated islands, in search of available land, as well as being part of the national government's Indonesian transmigration program, of which Lampung was one of the earliest and most significant transmigration destinations.
  On 10 May 2005, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the province.
context_section_description: Lampung's three major ethnic groups are the Javanese, Lampungese and Sundanese. The Lampungese are the native ethnic group of the province. Languages used in the province include Indonesian (official), Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, Minangkabau and Lampung.
  95% of the population identify as Muslims, followed by 2.4% Christian, 1.5% Hindu and 0.3% Buddhists.
caption: Melinting, Traditional dance in Lampung
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