Bukit Barisan (State)
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Bukit Barisan | |
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| State of Bukit Barisan Negara Bagian Bukit Barisan | |
 Sawahlunto, then was a coal mining city and now is a thriving tourist city | |
| Motto(s): Tanah Bukit Barisan, Tanah Airku | |
| Country | Karimun |
| State | Bukit Barisan |
| List of Cities in Karimun | Padang |
| Part of Central Karimun state | 18 August 1945 |
| Central Karimun partition | 25 December 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal State Government |
| • Governor | Maudy Ismail |
| • Vice Governor | Rando Parwitno |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,577.428 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,880,900 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| Demonym(s) | Orang Bukit |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | 82% Minangkabau 7% Sundanese 6% Javanese 5% Batak |
| • Religion | Atheism (33.48%) Titah (31.01%) Islam (29.87%) Christianity (3.11%) —Protestant (2.11%) —Catholic (1.00%) Aliran Kepercayaan (1.00%) Konghucu (0.53%) |
| • Languages | Karimunese (official) Minangkabau Mentawai (regional) |
| Time zone | Patravan Mean Time |
| Area code(s) |
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| HDI |  0.850 |
| HDI rank | 8th in Karimun (2019) |
| GRP Nominal | $98.03 billion |
| GDP PPP (2019) | $154.810 billion |
| GDP rank | 6th in Karimun (2019) |
| Nominal per capita | US$ 28,409 (2019) |
| PPP per capita | US$ 44,864 (2019) |
| Per capita rank | 11th in Karimun (2019) |
| Website | Upperchannel.kmn |
Bukit Barisan is the 16th largest by population and the second highest average elevations province in Karimun, Bukit Barisan also has the upstream of the longest river in Karimun, its capital city located in a lake with fifteen bridges connecting around them, its unique topography created a fantasy world, the lush forest and rocky mountain are the very much what describes Bukit Barisan.
