South Sumatra
Sumatra Selatan | |
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Nickname(s): | |
Motto(s): Bersatu Teguh (Indonesian) Stand Together | |
Coordinates: 2°45′S 103°50′E / 2.750°S 103.833°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Capital and largest city | Palembang |
Established | 12 September 1950 |
Government | |
• Body | South Sumatran Provincial Government |
• Governor | Herman Deru |
• Vice Governor | Mawardi Yahya |
Area | |
• Total | 91,592 km2 (35,364 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 3,173 m (10,410 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,497,196 |
• Rank | 9th in Indonesia |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic groups | 34% Malay 27% Javanese 5.7% Komering 2.5% Sundanese 1.1% Chinese 30% other[3] |
• Religion | 96% Islam 1.7% Christianity 1.8% Buddhism 0.5% other[4] |
• Languages | Indonesian (official) Palembang Malay (regional) Col, Kubu, Komering |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
ISO 3166 code | ID-SS |
Vehicle registration | BG |
HDI | 0.700 (High) |
HDI rank | 23rd in Indonesia (2019) |
GRP Nominal | $32.19 billion[5] |
GDP PPP (2019) | $105.23 billion[5] |
GDP rank | 10th in Indonesia (2019) |
Nominal per capita | US$ 3,801 (2019)[5] |
PPP per capita | US$ 12,493 (2019)[5] |
Per capita rank | 15th in Indonesia (2019) |
Website | sumselprov |
South Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatra Selatan) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southeast of the island of Sumatra, The province is about 91,592.43 km2 (35,364 sq mi) and about 8,497,196 people lived here.