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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 South Sumatra Light Rapid Transit [5] (Indonesian: Lintas Rel Terpadu Sumatera Selatan, lit."South Sumatra Integrated Rail Line", shortened to LRT Sumatera Selatan or LRT Sumsel), colloquially known as LRT Palembang or Palembang LRT, is an operational light rapid transit [6] [7] system in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia which connects Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport ...
On 1 September 1971, the city was renamed after a variant of the pre-colonial name of the city's Fort Rotterdam, Ujung Pandang (Makassarese: Jumpandang [9]). The action was taken at the time Makassar was expanding from its original 21 km 2 to encompass neighbouring regions to de-emphasise the ethnic connotations of the name, enlarged to its ...
Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency (often abbreviated to PALI Regency) is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.It takes its name from the three main rivers which flow through that area - the Penukal River, Abab River and Lematang River - while the name Ilir means "downstream" (denoting the downstream part of the Lematang River).
Palembang (Indonesian pronunciation: [paˈlɛmbaŋ], Palembang: Pelémbang, Jawi: ڤليمبڠ ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra.The city proper covers 352.51 square kilometres (136.10 square miles) on both banks of the Musi River in the eastern lowlands of southern Sumatra.
1 Adnan Kapau Gani: 17 May 1946 16 October 1946 [1] 2 Mohammad Isa: 16 October 1946 25 June 1948 [2] 25 June 1948 1 August 1954 [2] 3 Winarno Danuatmodjo 1 August 1954 1957 [3] 4 M. Husien 1957 1958 5 Mochtar Prabu Mangkunegara 1958 1959 [4] 6 Achmad Bastari 4 January 1960 November 1963 — M. Sorimuda Pohan November 1963 1964 R. Abdullah R ...
Indonesia's rail gauge is 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), although 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), and 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) lines previously existed. Newer constructions in Sumatra including Aceh, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Papua, along with the Jakarta LRT and Jakarta-Bandung HSR , are using the 1,435 mm gauge.
Other islands in North Sumatra include Imanna, Pasu, Bawa, Hamutaia, Batu Makelele, Masa, Bau, Simaleh, Makole, Jake, and Wunga . [ citation needed ] Half of the province is located on a high plateau that runs along the Bukit Barisan mountains, from central North Sumatra to the western coast.