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Bengkulu (province)

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Bengkulu

Mountainous province of southwest Sumatra, Indonesia; area 21,088 sq km/8,142 sq mi; population (1995 est) 1,415,000. The capital is Bengkulu. The main products are pepper, coffee, cloves, and rice.

Bengkulu was the home of Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore.

Bengkulu was the only major area of British influence in the region until expansion during the Napoleonic Wars. It was under Dutch control from 1868 until Indonesia's independence in 1945.
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