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South Sumatra

Province

South Sumatra is a province in the southeastern part of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, whose capital and largest city, Palembang, sits on territory once governed by the Palembang Sultanate. It borders the provinces of Jambi, Bengkulu and Lampung and has a maritime border with the Bangka Belitung Islands, and is the largest province on Sumatra by area.

Facts
Population
8,929,515 1
Area (sq km)
86,771.92 1
Admission Year
1946 1
Connections

Associated With

Indonesia, Countries

Has Capital

Palembang, Cities
Source GeoNames: Palembang - GeoNames
Sources
1. South Sumatra (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    86771.92
  • Infobox: population_total
    8929515
  • Infobox: established_date
    15 May 1946
  • Part Of: Indonesia, Lead paragraph
    سومترا سلاتن) is a province of Indonesia,
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Wikidata: South Sumatra
Wikidata Q2271, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
GeoNames: Palembang - GeoNames
GeoNamesHas Capital: Palembang, cities500 record 1633070, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 32)
Quote, Has Capital: Palembang, cities500 record 1633070, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 32)
-2.91673 104.7458 P PPLA ID 32 1671 1801367 5 Asia/Jakarta
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