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South Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Selatan) is a province of Indonesia. Located towards the southern end of Sumatra, its capital is Palembang and its population is 7,446,401 according to the 2010 census.

South Sumatra Sumatera Selatan
Province
Grand Mosque, Palembang
Flag Seal
Motto: Bersatu Teguh (Indonesian) (Strength in Unity)
Location of South Sumatra in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°45′S 103°50′ECoordinates: 2°45′S 103°50′E
Country	Indonesia
Capital	Palembang
Government
• Governor	H. Alex Noerdin
Area
• Total	91,592.43 km2 (35,364.03 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,446,401
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Malay (31%), Javanese (27%), Komering (6%), Musi Banyuasin (3%), Sundanese (2%)[1]
• Religion	Muslim (86%), Hindu (10.4%), Christian (1.5%), Buddhist (0.7%)
• Languages	Indonesian
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Website	sumselprov.go.id

Geography

It is on the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of Lampung to the south, Bengkulu to the west, and Jambi to the north. Off the east coast are the islands of Bangka and Belitung, which were split from South Sumatra province to form the new province of Bangka-Belitung in 2000.

Administrative Divisions

The capital of South Sumatra province is Palembang. This province is divided into eleven regencies and four autonomous cities, listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.

Name	Area (km2)	Population Estimate 2005	Population Census 2010	Capital
Palembang (city)	374.03	1,342,258	1,452,840	Palembang
Ogan Ilir Regency	2,513.09	357,510	380,861	Indralaya
Ogan Komering Ilir Regency	17,058.32	659,605	726,659	Kayu Agung
Ogan Komering Ulu Regency	2,772.56	254,823	323,420	Baturaja
East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency (Ogan Komering Ulu Timur)	3,410.15	556,631	609,715	Martapura
South Ogan Komering Ulu Regency (Ogan Komering Ulu Selatan)	5,493.94	318,581	318,345	Muara Dua
Prabumulih (city)	421.62	129,201	161,814	Prabumulih
Muara Enim Regency	8,587.94	632,430	717,717	Muara Enim
Lahat Regency	4,076.06	546,653	370,146	Lahat
Pagar Alam (city)	570.16	114,609	126,363	Pagar Alam
Empat Lawang Regency	2,556.44	*	220,694	Tebing Tinggi
Lubuk Linggau (city)	419.80	174,472	201,217	Lubuk Linggau
Musi Rawas Regency	12,134.57	476,359	524,919	Muara Beliti
Musi Banyuasin Regency	14,477.00	470,742	562,584	Sekayu
Banyuasin Regency	12,142.73	733,771	749,107	Pangkalan Balai

* The 2000 Census population for Empat Lawang Regency is included in the figure for Lahat Regency.

Mining

The coal deposit of South Sumatra is 22.24 billion tons or 48.45 percent of the total national reserves. The province also has 4.18 trillion standard cubic feet of natural gas and 757.4 standard cubic feet of natural oil.^[2]

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