Palembang

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.

Palembang
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
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/

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.

Sister ceities

Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceities in Indonesia

• Belgorod, Roushie
• Moscow Oblast, Roushie
• The Hague, Netherlands
• Venice, Italy

Freemit airtins

• Ceety o Palembang govrenment - in Indonesie