Bengkulu

Bengkulu (Dutch: Benkoelen or Bengkulen, English: Bencoolen) the southwestern island of Sumatra is a province located on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. In the northern borders of West Sumatra, on the east by Jambi and South Sumatra, while to the south of the Lampung.

Bengkulu derived from Malay-Jawi word bang meaning "coast" and the kulon, which means "west", then a shift in the pronunciation changed bang to beng and kulon to Kulu..

At the time Britain was in Bengkulu earthquake events accompanied by large tsunami that make geographic area Bengkulu changed. It happened in the years around 1700-1800. It had to make a fort Malbourough for several years emptied.

 Some of the Region Tourism in Bengkulu Province:

·         Kabupaten Bengkulu Selatan

·         Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah

·         Kabupaten Bengkulu Utara

·         Kabupaten Kaur Bintuhan

·         Kabupaten Kepahiang

·         Kabupaten Lebong

·         Kabupaten Mukomuko

·         Kabupaten Rejang Lebong

·         Kabupaten Seluma

·         Kota Bengkulu