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Location of Banten in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°30′S 106°15′E / 6.500°S 106.250°E / -6.500; 106.250 Coordinates : 6°30′S 106°15′E / 6.500°S 106.250°E / -6.500; 106.250 Country Indonesia Capital Serang Largest city Tangerang Established October 4, 2000 • Body Banten Regional Government • Governor Wahidin Halim (Demokrat ) • Vice Governor Andika Hazrumy • Total 9,662.92 km2 (3,730.87 sq mi) • Total 12,448,200 • Rank 5th • Density 1,288.244/km2 (3,336.537/sq mi) • Ethnic groups Bantenese (47%), Sundanese (23%), Javanese (12%), Betawi (10%), Chinese (5%) • Religion Islam (94.64%), Christian (3.95%), Buddhism (1.3%), Hindu (0.1%), Confucianism (0.01%) • Languages Indonesian (official)Sundanese (lingua franca )Javanese (regional)Hakka Betawi Bantenese (native)Baduy Time zone UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time )Postcodes 15xxx (Tangerang), 42xxx (non-Tangerang)
ISO 3166 code ID-BT Vehicle registration A (non-Tangerang), B (Tangerang) GRP per capita US$ 3,114 GRP rank 14th HDI 0.703 (High )HDI rank 8th Police Polda Banten (non-Tangerang) Polda Metro Jaya (Tangerang) Largest city by area Serang - 266.71 square kilometres (102.98 sq mi) Largest city by population Tangerang - (1,798,601 - 2010)Largest regency by area Lebak Regency - 3,426.56 square kilometres (1,323.00 sq mi)Largest regency by population Tangerang Regency - (2,781,428 - 2010)Website Government official site