Economy and Population
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In 2006, the population numbered 9,351,470 inhabitants Banten, the ratio of 3,370,182 inhabitants (36.04%) of children, 240,742 inhabitants (2.57%) advanced age, the remaining 5,740,546 people aged between 15 to 64 year. Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDP) in 2005 the majority came from the manufacturing industry (49.75%), followed by trade, hotels and restaurants (17.13%), transport and communication (8.58%) and agriculture are only 8, 53%. But in terms of employment, 23.11% industry absorb labor, followed by agriculture (21.14%), commerce (20.84%) and transport / communications that only 9.50%.
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