RELIGION,POPULATION&LANGUAGE

The population of jambi Province was recorded more than 2,5 milion.Although the majority of people here are muslem,it's not uncommon to encounter Christians,Buddhists and Hindus as well The national Language,Bahasa Indonesia,is used throughout jambi but visitors will find that amongst Goverment officers,banks staff,travel and tourist agencies,as well as tertiary students,a good number who speak English,Outside the major centre,varios local dialects are used,but these are inevitably based upon the same "Bahasa Melayu"that is the core of our national language.

Pictures: one corner of the city jambi