South Sumatra: Province of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra
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.
South Sumatra Sumatra Selatan | |
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| Nickname(s): Bumi Sriwijaya (Indonesian) Land of Srivijaya | |
| Motto(s): Bersatu Teguh (Indonesian) Stand Together | |
 Location of South Sumatra in Indonesia | |
| 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 (Mount Dempo) | 3,173 m (10,410 ft) |
| Population (mid 2019) | |
| • 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 |
| • Religion | 96% Islam 1.7% Christianity 1.8% Buddhism 0.5% other |
| • 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 |
| GDP PPP (2019) | $105.23 billion |
| GDP rank | 10th in Indonesia (2019) |
| Nominal per capita | US$ 3,801 (2019) |
| PPP per capita | US$ 12,493 (2019) |
| Per capita rank | 15th in Indonesia (2019) |
| Website | sumselprov |
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