South Sumatra

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South Sumatra or Sumatera Selatan is one of the provinces 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.

On Tuesday 10 May 2005 a strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the richter scale struck in the Lampung province.

Provinces of Indonesia

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Sumatra (Sumatera) DI Aceh | North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) | West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) | Bengkulu | Riau | Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) | Jambi | South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) | Lampung | Bangka-Belitung Java (Jawa) DKI Jaya | West Java (Jawa Barat) | Banten | Central Java (Jawa Tengah) | DI Yogyakarta | East Java (Jawa Timur) Kalimantan West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) | Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) | South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) | East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) The Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara) Bali | West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) | East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) Sulawesi West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) | North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) | Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) | South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) | South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) | Gorontalo The Maluku Islands and New Guinea (Irian) Maluku | North Maluku (Maluku Utara) | West Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat) | Papua