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South Sumatra Province

South Sumatra Province
Provinsi Sumatera Selatan
Province
Grand Mosque, Palembang
Grand Mosque, Palembang
Flag of South Sumatra Province
Flag
Official seal of South Sumatra Province
Seal
Motto: Bersatu Teguh (Indonesian)
(Strength in Unity)
Location of South Sumatra in Indonesia
Location of South Sumatra in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°45′S 103°50′E / 2.750°S 103.833°E / -2.750; 103.833Coordinates: 2°45′S 103°50′E / 2.750°S 103.833°E / -2.750; 103.833
Country  Indonesia
Established September 12, 1950
Capital Palembang
Government
 • Governor Alex Noerdin (Golkar)
 • Vice Governor Ishak Mekki
Area
 • Total 91,592.43 km2 (35,364.03 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 10,675,862
 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups Malay (34.37%), Javanese (27.01%), Komering (5.68%), Sundanese (2.45%), Chinese (1.1%), Minangkabau (0.94%), Others (28.45%)
 • Religion Islam (96%), Christianity (1.7%), Buddhism (1.8%), Others (0.5%)
 • Languages Indonesian, Palembang Malay, Col, Kubu, Komering
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Vehicle registration BG
HDI Increase 0.667 (Medium)
HDI rank 22nd (2014)
Website www.sumselprov.go.id

South Sumatra Province (Indonesian: Provinsi Sumatera Selatan) is a province of Indonesia. It is located in the southern part of Sumatra Island, east of the Bukit Barisan Mountains. It spans 91,592.43 km2 (35,364 sq mi) and had a population of 7,450,394 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 10,675,862 (as at May 2015). The capital of the province is Palembang.

South Sumatra has been settled by humans since the Palaeolithic era. The evidence of those settlements is proven by some discoveries of Palaeolithic tools in the riverbed of Saling and Kikim rivers in Bungamas Village, Lahat Regency. Seventy eight skeletons dating back to 3,000-14,000 years ago, presumably of Austronesian and Austromelanesoid race have been excavated from the site of Harimau Cave in Padang Bindu Village, Ogan Komering Ulu Regency. Relics of seven stone chambers believed to be about 2,500 years old were found near a coffee plantation in Kotaraya Lembak, Lahat Regency. Around 300 BC, the Deutero-Malay people arrived in this region and pushed the native people inland.

Around 7th century AD, an ancient Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya was established in an area known today as Palembang. It once controlled a large part of what is now Indonesia, Malaysia and Southern Thailand, effectively ruled the Malacca Strait, and controlled the trade in that region. In 1025, it was defeated by the Chola Empire (during the period of Emperor Rajendra Chola I) of southern India. Srivijaya's capital eventually moved northward to Jambi. After its eventual fall in 14th century AD, some small kingdoms were established in South Sumatra. However, there was virtually a power vacuum in the region since there was no prominent power to hold the region except for the waning Majapahit Empire, itself centered in Java island. The vacuum allowed pirates to flourish in the region.


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