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 169.887 km2 (66 sq mi). Jambi City is located in the southwestern 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 Batang Hari River, the longest river in Sumatra at 1,700 km (1,056 mi), flows through Jambi City.
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;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 627,774 (comprising 315,855 males and 311,919 females).[1] The city is a very diverse and multi-ethnic, consisting of Jambi Malays (27.84%), Javanese (22.05%), Minangkabau (12.64%), Malays (11.47%), Chinese (6.82%), Batak (6.62%), Sundanese (4.47%), and Bugis (2.03%).[2]
Administrative districts
At the time of the 2010 Census, the city of Jambi was subdivided into eight administrative districts (kecamatan), but during the following decade, three additional districts were 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[4] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as urban kelurahan), and their postcodes.
Kode Wilayah
Name of District (kecamatan)
Area in km2
Pop'n 2010 Census
Pop'n 2020 Census
Pop'n mid 2023 Estimate
Admin centre
No. of villages
Post codes
15.71.07
Kota Baru
27.26
139,359
80,062
84,280
Paal Lima
5
36126 - 36128
15.71.09
Alam Baraja
36.06
(a)
108,196
114,200
Bagan Pete
5
36125 - 36129
15.71.02
Jambi Selatan (South Jambi)
7.60
124,280
56,929
58,860
Pakuan Baru
5
36131 - 36139
15.71.11
Paal Merah
24.26
(a)
105,906
111,350
Talang Bakung
5
36139 - 36148
15.71.08
Jelutung
7.62
60,544
59,442
60,360
Jelutung
7
36133 - 36137
15.71.04
Pasar Jambi
1.67
12,800
11,193
11,360
Pasar
4
36111 - 36134
15.71.01
Telanaipura
20.33
92,366
49,212
50,020
Telanai Pura
6
36122 - 36129
15.71.10
Danau Sipin
7.28
(a)
43,375
44,070
Murni
5
36121 - 36129
15.71.06
Danau Teluk
13.44
11,824
12,822
13,020
Olak Kemang
5
36261 - 36265
15.71.05
Pelayangan
10.69
12,861
12,939
13,140
Ulu Gedong
6
36251 - 36256
15.71.03
Jambi Timur (East Jambi)
13.68
77,823
66,124
67,110
Tanjung Pinang
9
36141 - 36149
Totals
169.89
531,857
606,200
627,774
Kota Baru
62
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 tropical rainforest climate (Af) according to the Köppen climate classification, with a minimum temperature of 22 to 23 °C (72 to 73 °F) and a maximum temperature of 30 to 32 °C (86 to 90 °F). The level of humidity ranges from 82 to 28%. The annual rainfall of Jambi City is 2,296.1 mm (90.4 in), 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.
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 the Batang Hari River.
Public transportation includes angkot and ojek. Ride-sharing services Grab and Gojek also available
Media
The oldest newspaper in the Jambi region is Jambi Independent, part of Jawa Pos Group. Several other newspapers such as Tribun Jambi, Jambi Ekspres and Metro Jambi are also available.
The privately owned Jek TV and Jambi TV are the local TV stations based in Jambi. The public TVRI Jambi also covers the city.
The city was the birth place of sex offender Reynhard Sinaga (born 19 February 1983), described by the UK Crown Prosecution Service as "the most prolific rapist in British legal history".[7]
References
^ abcBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Jambi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1571)