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  country Indonesia
  motto Palembang BARI ( Bersih, Aman, Rapi, Indah )
  capital Palembang
  population 6900000
  population As Of 2000
  area In Km2 5343572
  Time WIB ( UTC+7 )
  ethnicity Malay (31%), Javanese (27%), Komering (6%), Musi Banyuasin (3%), Sundanese (2%) {{cite book
  Publisher Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
  Title Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape
  Year 2003


  religion Muslim (96%), Christian (17%), Buddhist (18%)
  language Indonesian
  governor Syahrial Oesman
  site http://wwwpempropsumselgoid
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South Sumatra or '''Sumatera Selatan''' is a Province of Indonesia . 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. Just off the east coast are the islands of Bangka and Belitung , which were split from Sumatera Selatan province to form the new province of Bangka-Belitung in 2000.

The capital of Sumatera Selatan province is Palembang . Palembang has its own local television station, PalTV (Palembang TV). Palembang also has a soccer team, Sriwijaya F.C., who play in the premier Indonesian League.

This province is divided into 10 regencies:



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