Location
Hotel Rimbo is an international hotel in a unique location — the tropical rainforest of West Sumatra*,
just ten minutes down the road from Lubuksikaping and a mere 27km from the Equator.
Geography and Environment
West Sumatra lies in the middle of the western coast of Sumatra.
Geographic features include plains, mountainous volcanic highlands formed by the Barisan mountain range that runs from north-west to south-east, and an offshore island archipelago called the Mentawai Islands. The West Sumatran coastline faces the Indian Ocean and stretches 375 km from North Sumatra province in the north-west to Bengkulu in the south-east.
The province includes large areas of dense tropical forest, which is home to a host of species including: Rafflesia arnoldii (world's largest flower), Sumatran Tiger, Siamang, Malayan tapir, Sumatran Serow, Rusa Deer, Malayan Sun Bear, Bornean Clouded Leopard, and many birds and butterflies.
Statistics
In brief, the vital statistics of West Sumatra…
- Capital
Padang - Area
42,297.30 km2
(16,331 sq mi) - Population
4,241,000 people - Religion
Islam (98%), Christian (1.6%),
Hindu (0.0032%), Buddhism (0.26%) - Langauges
Indonesian, Minangkabau, Mentawai
Cities
West Sumatra consists of the following cities…