Jambi (city)

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 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 , 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 official estimate as of mid-2024 was 635,101 (comprising 319,396 males and 315,705 females). 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%). ==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 and 2020 Census, 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. 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 and a maximum temperature of . The level of humidity ranges from 82 to 28%. The 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 the Batang Hari River. Public transportation includes angkot and ojek. Ride-sharing services Grab and Gojek also available ==Education==

Ma'had Ubay bin Kaab is a Sunni Islamic boarding school located in Jambi. ==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. ==Twin towns – sister cities==

Jambi City is twinned with: • Kupang, Indonesia • Ermera, East Timor • Ainaro, East Timor • Kulim, Malaysia == Notable people ==

The city was the birthplace 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". ==References==