South Sumatera

South Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Selatan) is a province of Indonesia. Located towards the southern end of Sumatra, its capital is Palembang and its population is 7,446,401 according to the 2010 census. Geography 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. Off the east coast are the islands of Bangka and Belitung, which were split from South Sumatra province to form the new province of Bangka-Belitung in 2000. Administrative Divisions The capital of South Sumatra province is Palembang. This province is divided into eleven regencies and four autonomous cities, listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census. Mining The coal deposit of South Sumatra is 22.24 billion tons or 48.45 percent of the total national reserves. The province also has 4.18 trillion standard cubic feet of natural gas and 757.4 standard cubic feet of natural oil.