Cibebek Province

Cibebek is the 2nd most populous province in Karasem after North Cikulon Province. It currently has 9,849,370 people. It has 2 major island (Kasem island and Kebaru Island) and some minor island.

It's bordering North Cikulon Province in the west, Ketapang Province in the north, and West Jaya Province in the east.

This province host Karasem's capital city, Kota Baru and Karasem's 2nd largest city, Cibebek.

History
Cibebek Province was the part of West Karasem Province in the beginning of Karasem's independence in 1949.

However in 1970, West Karasem Province splited into 2 those are: Cikulon province and Ketapang Province. Cibebek Province become the part of Cikulon Province which capital in Meriah (3rd Largest city at that time).

In 1986, The government has planned to move Karasem's capital to somewhere that still not to crowded but near to major city. So they decided to put the new capital in the south of Cibebek City (12 Largest city at that time). And they would need to be a self province since it will need more administrative to do. So Cibebek Province was formed in 1986 with capital in Cibebek City.

Population of the province when it's formed was still 3,029,847 which make the province into the smallest Province in the number of population.

After the official movement of Capital in 1989, There was a booming transmigration from Jayakarta to the Cibebek city. That make this province population increased by 350% in 2 years after the movement. The Cibebek City population which is 970,319 bfore the capital movement has been increased significantly into 2,410,839. This make the government at that time overwhelmed with the number of infrastructure unready with the exodus of citizens. The mass building of infrastructure was started in 1993 to satisfy the people that just move into.

Currently, Cibebek Province heading into their 4th election in November 2011 to select their governor and vice governor.

Land Structure
Some part of Cibebek Province has a pretty fertile land structure which is contrastively with Tanjung Pasir, the nearest district neighbor of Cibebek Province in the West Jaya Province that has a sand ground that isn't too fertile and the Cikulon province that consist of peatlands in the southeastern part of the province. THe land structure of Cibebek mostly are topsoil that contains a lot of compost with the exception in the south west where Kota Baru was located which consist of Peatlands.

Geographic Relief
Cibebek Province has a lot of elevation change. in some part of this province, there are mountains. The highest mountain in Cibebek is Mt. Rempah in the Penelokan District which has heigh of 2207m abouve the sea. The notable mountains are located in the center of Kasem Island which made a chain from the Pojokan Distict into Bankalan. Those chains of mountain has various range from 690 m - 2200m. While there's many mountain, the northeastern and southwestern part of the province consist a flat lowlands. These lowland some has a peatland structure which not too fertile than the most of the part of province.

Population Statistics
Cibebek province has the most population in the western part where the Kota Baru and Cibebek exist. The number of exodus in 1990s make the Cibebek City area into very crowded land. This fact make KOBARCIPOUN (KOta BARu, CIbebek, POndok daUN) metro area is Karasem 2nd densest metro area in Karasem which has population 10,830,453. Kota Baru itself only hold 1,355,777 people. Cibebek Province has HDI 0.629, the 3rd highest in Karasem after Jayakarta and East Jaya Province. Poverty rate in Cibebek province is 11.32% while the unemployment rate 3.58%. These statistic make Cibebek Province as the 4th most developed province in Karasem after East Jaya, Jayakarta and Central Jaya Province.

Transportation
Cibebek Province has a main road that connecting the whole island in a chain from Cibebek City-Pojokan-Pondok Daun-Karangutara-Penelokan-Bankalan-Kota Baru and back to Cibebek City again. This road is noted as national 1st main road. most of this road planned to be 2lanes in each direction but for now, it's already 68% in of this road is 2 lanes. This road also the main lane for transporting freight. There's more minor provincial main road that connecting each cities. These roads considering some 2 lanes and 1 lanes in each direction. the most congested provincial road was Cikaas-Penelokan Hulu road which is 1 lanes also the tourism area. Railways in Cibebek consist dual ways rail and some other still single track rail. this railways, connecting major cities in Cibebek and transporting freight. Highways was built in Cibebek to avoid congested main roads of the province. for example Cikaas - Pondok Daun Tollroad was created to reduce the traffic jam in Penelokan-Cidaun Main road that constantly happened. Currently most of major cities has been connected by highway (with the exception of Karangutara which is still in work). In the future, probably in 2016, Cibebek Province cities are connected with highways.

There's a major airport in Cibebek that's Cibebek International Airport, and some minor landing strip like one in Pondok Daun, Karangutara and Bankalan. Currently, government building an international Airport to replacing Cibebek International Airport because of overcrowded and was not free in the airborne.

Inter island Transportation
Cibebek province has some bridges that conneting to other province (Cikulon and West Jaya). These bridges was intended to built in order to reduce traffic jam in the ferry crossing. especially JABABEKA (JAya-BAnkalan-ciBEbek-KAsem) bridge that connection Tj. Pasir (West Jaya) with Bankalan (Cibebek). This bridge was one the most important because the number of traffic from Jayakarta to Cibebek was very congested. The other one is Kota Baru-Cibengkok bridge that connecting Cibebek with Cikulon island (via Tajin Island). While there's a few inter island ferry crossing, One of the most crowded is Tj. Pojok - Tj. Belawan that connecting Cibebek with Ketapang Province. This crossing is very congested so the government has planned to built the bridge.