South Sumatra

South Sumatra

Infobox Provinces of Indonesia
name=South Sumatra
country=Indonesia
logo=
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
last =
first =
publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
title =Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape
date =
year =2003
url =
accessdate =
]
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 of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of Lampung to the south, Bengkulu to the west, and Jambi to the north. Just off the east coast are the islands of Bangka and Belitung, which were split from Sumatera Selatan province to form the new province of Bangka-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, and Prabumulih

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