Palembang

Palembang
City
City of Palembang Kota Palembang
Regional transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤلامبڠ
Clockwise from top: Ampera Bridge, Great Mosque of Palembang, Bukit Seguntang, Sriwijaya Kingdom Archaeological Park, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum,
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Kota Pempek (City of Pempek), Venetië Van Andalas, Bumi Sriwijaya (The Land of Srivijaya)
Motto(s):  Palembang BARI (Bersih, Aman, Rapi, Indah) (Palembang: Clean, Safe, Neat, and Beautiful)
Location within South Sumatra
Palembang Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Show map of Sumatra Palembang Palembang (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°59′10″S 104°45′20″E / 2.98611°S 104.75556°E / -2.98611; 104.75556
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sumatra
Settled (town)	16 June 683 (Kedukan Bukit Inscription)
Incorporated (city)	1 April 1906 (Staatsblad 1906:126)
Government
• Mayor	Harnojoyo
• Vice Mayor	Fitrianti Agustinda
Area
• Total	369.22 km2 (142.56 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	1,602,071
• Density	4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Palembangnese
Demographics
• Ethnic groups[1]	Palembang Lampung Batak Sundanese Acehnese Chinese Arab Indian
• Religion[2]	Islam 92.53% Buddhism 3.67% Protestant 2.23% Catholic 1.49% Hinduism 0.06% Confucianism 0.02%.[3]
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postal code	301xx, 302xx
Area code	(+62) 711
Website	www.palembang.go.id

Palembang is a city in Indonesia. It is in the south of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. As of mid-2019, 1,662,893 people live there. It is the capital of the province of South Sumatra.

1. ↑ Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2003.
2. ↑ Data Sensus Penduduk 2010 - Badan Pusat Statistik Republik Indonesia <http://sp2010.bps.go.id/index.php/site/tabel?tid=321&wid=1600000000&lang=id>
3. ↑ "Population by Religion in Palembang" (PDF). BPS. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-16.