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Bali
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Jakarta
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Central
Java
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East
Java
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Java
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Yogyakatar
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Lampung |
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Banten
I West
Nusa
Tenggara I
East
Nusa
Tenggara
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Bengkulu
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Jambi |
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South
Sumatra
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West
Sumatra
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North
Sumatra
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Riau
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Aceh |
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 South
Sumatra
Province
is
situated
on
the
eastern
side
of
Bukit
Barisan
mountain
range
South
Sumatra
province
is
relatively
flat,
nevertheless
fertile,
as
numerous
rivers
crisscross
and
meander
through
out
the
region.
Palembang
is
its
capital
city
and
as
the
gateway
to
the
province,
lies
right
on
the
banks
of
the
great
Musi
River,
60
km
upstream
and
navigable
by
oceangoing
vessels.
No
wonder
that
most
major
social
and
economic
activities
should
center
in
Palembang
and
Musi
River
where
the
region's
pride,
Ampera
Bridge,
is
found
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Because
of
its
sheer
location
on
the
southernmost
rim
of
the
South
China
Sea
and
close
to
one
of
world's
busiest
sea-lanes
linking
the
Far
East
with
Europe,
the
region's
historical
background
is
undoubtedly
rich
and
colorful.
Once
the
very
site
of
the
Buddhist
Kingdom
of
Sriwijaya,
it
practiced
a
bustling
trade
with
then
ancient
China
during
its
era
dynasties.
Inevitable
of
course,
were
the
interacting
forces
of
the
two
different
cultures
at
the
time,
which
nowadays
are
still
noticeable
as
consequences
of
the
past. |
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The
visitors
can
easily
reach
South
Sumatra
by
air
through
four
major
airports
at
Palembang,
Pangkal
Pinang,
Bangka
and
Belitung
islands,
all
having
direct
connections
with
Medan,
Batam,
Padang,
Jakarta,
and
not
long
from
now
with
Singapore
too.
Air-conditioned
buses
from
points
North
and
West
of
Palembang
are
regularly
available,
as
well
as
from
cities
on
Java
and
Bali. |
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Geographically
Geographically,
South
Sumatra
province
is
located
between
1o
and
4o
South
Latitude
and
between
102o
and
108o
East
Longitude.
The
boundaries
of
the
area
is:
North
side:
South
China
Sea
West
side:
Jambi
Province
and
Bengkulu
Province
South
side:
Lampung
Province
East
side:
Java
Sea |
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Administratively
South
Sumatra
Province
is
divided
among
8
regencies,
2
municipals
and
3
administrative
towns
with
Palempang
as
its
capital
city. |
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Temperature
The
humidity
of
south
Sumatra
province
is
78%.
The
rainfall
range
is
variation
between
2,000
-
3,000
mm
per
year
and
an
average
wind
velocity
of
3.23
km
per
hour.
And
the
temperature
ranges
between
21.8o
C
and
32.2o
C. |
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Demography
A
migration
flow
to
this
province
is
supported
by
the
existence
of
heavy
plantation
exertion,
mining
and
transmigration
program.
The
population
density
of
this
province
is
58,8
people
per
Km2
(1994).
Compared
to
the
average
national
population
growth
amounted
to
2.144%
per
year,
this
province
was
on
the
lower
level
with
1.10%
per
year.
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Wide
Area
The
area
of
south
Sumatra
province
is
103,688
sq.
km
width. |
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