- South Sumatra
Infobox Provinces of Indonesia
name=South Sumatra
country=Indonesia
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motto=Palembang BARI (Bersih, Aman, Rapi, Indah)
capital=Palembang
population=6900000
population_as_of = 2000
area_in_km2=53435.72
Time=WIB (UTC+7 )
ethnicity=Malay (31%), Javanese (27%),Komering (6%),Musi Banyuasin (3%), Sundanese (2%) [cite book
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publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
title =Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape
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year =2003
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religion=Muslim (96%),Christian (1.7%),Buddhist (1.8%)
language=Indonesian
governor=Syahrial Oesman
site= [http://www.pempropsumsel.go.id http://www.pempropsumsel.go.id]South Sumatra or Sumatera Selatan is a province of
Indonesia . It is on the island ofSumatra , and borders the provinces ofLampung to the south,Bengkulu to the west, andJambi to the north. Just off the east coast are the islands of Bangka andBelitung , which were split from Sumatera Selatan province to form the new province ofBangka-Belitung in 2000.The capital of Sumatera Selatan province is
Palembang . Palembang has its own local television station, [http://www.paltv.tv PALTV] (Palembang TV) and Sriwijaya TV. Palembang also has a football team,Sriwijaya F.C. , who play in the premier Indonesian League.This province is divided into 10 regencies:
*Banyuasin (Pangkalan Balai )
* Lahat (Lahat )
* Muara Enim (Muara Enim )
*Musi Banyuasin (Sekayu )
*Musi Rawas (Muara Beliti Baru )
*Ogan Ilir (Indralaya )
*Ogan Komering Ilir (Kayuagung )
*Ogan Komering Ulu (Baturaja )
*East Ogan Komering Ulu (Martapura)
*South Ogan Komering Ulu (Muaradua )and 4 cities:Lubuklinggau ,Pagar Alam ,Palembang , andPrabumulih References
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