Palembang
Palembang | |
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 Ampera brig, the major landmark o Palembang | |
| Eik-name(s): "Bumi Sriwijaya (The Land of Srivijaya)" | |
| Motto(s): Palembang BARI (Bersih, Aman, Rapi, Indah) (Palembang: Clean, Safe, Neat, an Bonnie) | |
| Coordinates: 2°59′27.99″S 104°45′24.24″E / 2.9911083°S 104.7567333°E | |
| Kintra | Indonesie |
| Province | Sooth Sumatra |
| Ceety | Palembang |
| Incorporatit (ceety) | 16 Juin 683 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | H. Eddy Santana Putra (2008-2013) |
| • Vice Mayor | H. Romi Herton (2008-2013) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 400.61 km2 (154.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,535,952 |
| • Density | 3599/km2 (9,320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Area code(s) | 0711 |
| Website | www.palembang.go.id/ |
Palembang is the caipital ceity o the Sooth Sumatra province in Indonesie. Palembang is ane o the auldest ceities in Indonesie, an haes a history o being a caipital o a maritime empire. Locatit on the Musi River banks on the east coast o soothren Sumatra island, it haes an area o 400.61 square kilometres an a population o 1,441,500. Palembang is the seicont-lairgest ceity in Sumatra efter Medan an the seivent-lairgest ceity in Indonesie. The ceity haes hosted the 26t edition o Sootheast Asie Gemmes frae 11 tae 22 November 2011 alang wi Jakarta.
It wis umwhile the caipital ceity o the Kinrick o Srivijaya, a pouerful Malay kinrick, which influenced hintle o Sootheast Asia. The earliest evidence of its existence dates frae the 7t century; a Cheenese monk, I-Tsing, wrote that he visitit Srivijaya in the year 671 for 6 month. The first inscription in which the name Srivijaya appears dates frae the 7t century, namely the Kedukan Bukit Inscription aroond Palembang in Sumatra, datit 683.
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References
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[eedit | eedit soorce]- Ceety o Palembang govrenment - in Indonesie