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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 ...
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport (IATA: PLM, ICAO: WIPP) is a domestic airport serving the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, and surrounding areas. It is located in the region KM.10 Talang Betutu District. It is named after Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (1767–1852), the last sultan of Palembang.
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 .
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 ...
Once the seat of the Srivijaya Empire and the Palembang Sultanate, Palembang remains the capital and economic center of the province. The capital of South Sumatra province is Palembang . As at 2000 this province was divided into six regencies ( kabupaten ) - Lahat , Muara Enim , Musi Banyuasin , Musi Rawas , Ogan Komering Ilir and Ogan Komering ...
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 ...
Snuyf also designed Palembang City Hall (built 1928–1931). A fountain in front of the post office was a tribute to Jacob Nienhuys . [ 2 ] This office now serves as Pos Bloc Medan , a modernized version of the place that features some cafés, restaurants, and some shops, with some areas showing a small exhibition of old tools and items used ...
Palembang: 220 2,069,000 Palembang is the third largest urban area outside of Java island, after Medan and Makassar. The urban area is known as Patungraya Agung. 7 Makassar: 179 1,936,000 Makassar is the largest urban area outside of Java and Sumatra. The urban area is known as Mamminasata. 8 Malang: 212 1,620,000