Banten is a province of Indonesia in Java.

Formerly part of the province of West Java, Banten became a separate province in 2000.

Banten province lies between 5 ° 7 ' 50 " and 7 ° 1 ' 11 " south latitude and 105 ° 1 ' 11 " and 106 ° 7 ' 12 " east longitude.

The Special Capital Region of Jakarta and the province of West Java border Banten to its east.

With East Timor gaining its independence, Indonesia currently has 33 provinces, seven of which have been created since 1999 ( North Maluku, West Papua, Banten, Bangka-Belitung Islands, Gorontalo, Riau Islands and West Sulawesi ) and five provinces received special status: Aceh, for the use of the Sharia Law as the regional law of the province ; Yogyakarta Special Region, for being governed in an ancient monarchy system ; Papua, for implementation of sustainable development ; West Papua, for granting implementation of sustainable development ; and Jakarta Special Capital Region.

In 1857 he was transferred to Lebak, in the Bantam residency of Java ( now Banten province ).

The province was formerly part of South Sumatra, but became a separate province along with Banten and Gorontalo in 2000.

Ujung Kulon National Park ( means: Western Tip ) is located at the western-most tip of Java, within Banten province of Indonesia.

Serang ( Kabupaten Serang ) is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia.

The oldest angklung tradition is called " Angklung Buhun " ( Sundanese: " Ancient Angklung ") from Lebak Regency, Banten Angklung buhun is an ancient type of angklung played by Baduy people of inland Banten province during Seren Taun harvest ceremony.

The Baduy ( or Badui ), who call themselves Kanekes, are a traditional community living in the western part of the Indonesian province of Banten, near Rangkasbitung.

This language is spoken in the southern part of the Banten province, and most of West Java and eastwards as far as the Pamali River in Brebes, Central Java.

Cilegon is a major coastal industrial city in Banten province, Indonesia, covering 175. 51 sqkm and has an official intercensal estimated population of 338, 027 for 2007.

A new LPG jetty handles liquid gases for distribution in Banten province, tankage has been built at Merak.

The first permanent Dutch trading post in Indonesia is established in Banten.

* June 24 – Cornelis de Houtman arrives in Banten, the first Dutch sailor to reach Indonesia.

In 1603, the first permanent Dutch trading post in Indonesia was established in Banten, West Java and in 1611, another was established at Jayakarta ( later " Batavia " and then " Jakarta ").

Lannea grandis in Banten, Indonesia

When the Dutch arrived in Indonesia the Portuguese had long been in Banten.

On the second trip, he commanded two ships and in October 1613 was appointed accountant-general of all VOC offices in Indonesia and president of the head office in Bantam ( Indonesian: Banten ) and of Jakarta.

* Indonesia – Petrified Woods covers several area in Banten and also in some part of Mount Halimun Salak National Park.

* Banten Province, Indonesia, Start since 11 July 2011

* Jayanti, Tangerang, a subdistrict of Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia

Tangerang is a city in the Province of Banten, Indonesia.

Nur Hassan Wirajuda ( born July 9, 1948 in Tangerang, Banten ) is an Indonesian politician who was the foreign minister of Indonesia from 2001 to 2009.

Poorwo Soedarmo lived in Banten, West Jakarta, during the Japanese occupation in Indonesia and was head of its medical services until 1948.

Etymologically, the name bantam is derived from the city of Bantam-currently known as " Banten Province " or previously " Banten Residency "-once a major seaport, in Indonesia.

* Benda, Tangerang, a subdistrict of Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

* Lebak Regency, a regency of Banten, Indonesia

Cilegon city ( magenta ) on the Sunda Straits of Banten Province ( yellow ) of Java Island, Indonesia

Merak is a city and seaport in Cilegon, Banten, on the northwestern tip of Java, Indonesia.

In 1602, the English East India Company's first voyage, commanded by Sir James Lancaster, arrived in Aceh and sailed on to Banten where they were allowed to build a trading post.

The Lebak relic inscriptions, found in lowland villages on the edge of Ci Danghiyang, Munjul, Pandeglang, Banten, were discovered in 1947 and contains 2 lines of poetry with Pallawa script and Sanskrit language.

In the early 17th century, Banten was an important commercial center on international trade routes in Asia.

* Sultanate of Banten, former sultanate centered on the above city

While Sundanese spoken on north coast, Banten and Cirebon is considered less refined.

The Lebak relic inscriptions, found in lowland villages on the edge of Ci Danghiyang, Munjul, Pandeglang, Banten, were discovered in 1947 and contains 2 lines of poetry with Pallawa script and Sanskrit language.

Natori returned to Christmas Island and withdrew all elements of the occupation force with the exception of a 20-man garrison detachment to Banten Bay on 3 April 1942.

Serang is about 10 km from Old Banten, the eponymous former sultanate's capital.

Located about 20 km west of Jakarta, in Tangerang, Banten, Soekarno – Hatta Airport began operations in 1985, replacing the former Kemayoran Airport ( domestic flights ) in Central Jakarta, and Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in East Jakarta.

* Kraton Surosowan, Banten, former royal palace of Sultanate of Banten