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South Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Selatan [7]) is a province of Indonesia, located in the southeast of the island of Sumatra.The capital and largest city of the province is the city of Palembang.
The Palembang metropolitan area, [2] [3] [4] known locally as Patungraya Agung (an acronym of Palembang–Betung–Indaralaya–Kayu Agung), is a metropolitan area in South Sumatra, Indonesia. It encompasses Palembang as the core city and parts of the three surrounding regencies: Banyuasin Regency , Ogan Ilir Regency , and Ogan Komering Ilir ...
In 1956, an emergency law gave Palembang the status of a "large city", and set the number of legislators in the regional house of representatives to 25. [5] There were 40 councillors after the 1971 election , including six representatives of the Indonesian National Armed Forces , [ 6 ] and 45 councillors after the 1977 election .
Palembang was the capital of Srivijaya, a Buddhist kingdom that ruled much of the western Indonesian Archipelago and controlled many maritime trade routes, including the Strait of Malacca. [8] Palembang was incorporated into the Dutch East Indies in 1825 after the abolition of the Palembang Sultanate. [9] It was chartered as a city on 1 April ...
The Palembang Mayoral Office, also known as Kantor Ledeng, is an office building in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, which is used as the seat of the municipal government of the city. It was built as a water tower with an office for the colonial government on the lower floors by the Dutch, and was later also used by Japanese authorities ...
Indralaya-Palembang-Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II Airport toll road, which is now under construction, will facilitate access to the airport. [17] Section 1: Palembang-Pamulutan, 7.75 kilometers in length, opened on October 12, 2017. Section 2: Pamulutan-KTM S. Rambutan, 4.90 kilometers in length, was predicted to open in March 2018.
The river, dredged to a depth of about 8 meters, [5] is navigable by large ships as far as Palembang, which is the site of major port facilities used primarily for the export of petroleum, rubber and palm oil. This river system, especially around the city of Palembang, was the heart of eponymous 7th to 13th century Srivijayan empire.
Palembang is the capital city of South Sumatra province of Indonesia.Currently, this city is the oldest existing city in Indonesia, dates back to 7th century. Palembang was once the capital city of Srivijaya, a Palembang empire which ruled parts of the western archipelago and controlled maritime trade routes especially in the Strait of Malacca.