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# [[West Sumatra]] (''Sumatra Barat'') - capital: [[Padang]] | # [[West Sumatra]] (''Sumatra Barat'') - capital: [[Padang]] | ||
# [[Riau]] - capital: [[Pekanbaru]] | # [[Riau]] - capital: [[Pekanbaru]] | ||
# [[Riau Islands]] (''Kepulauan Riau'') - capital: [[Tanjung Pinang]] | # [[Riau Islands]]* (''Kepulauan Riau'') - capital: [[Tanjung Pinang]] | ||
# [[Jambi]] - capital: [[Jambi (city)|Jambi]] | # [[Jambi]] - capital: [[Jambi (city)|Jambi]] | ||
# [[Bengkulu]] - capital: [[Bengkulu (city)|Bengkulu]] | # [[Bengkulu]] - capital: [[Bengkulu (city)|Bengkulu]] | ||
# [[South Sumatra]] (''Sumatra Selatan'') - capital: [[Palembang]] | # [[South Sumatra]] (''Sumatra Selatan'') - capital: [[Palembang]] | ||
# [[Bangka-Belitung]] (''Kepulauan Bangka-Belitung'') - capital: [[Pangkal Pinang]] | # [[Bangka-Belitung]]* (''Kepulauan Bangka-Belitung'') - capital: [[Pangkal Pinang]] | ||
# [[Lampung]] - capital: [[Bandar Lampung]] | # [[Lampung]] - capital: [[Bandar Lampung]] | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki> <small>nearby island groups that are not actually on the island of Sumatra.</small> | |||
Revision as of 12:58, 26 January 2008
Sumatra (Indonesian: Pulau Sumatra or Pulau Sumatera) is the westernmost island in Indonesia, and the sixth largest island in the world (approx. 473,000 square kilometres or 182,600 square miles). Sumatra has a population of about 45 million (2005 census).
Administrative division
Sumatra is divided into ten provinces (provinsi):
- Aceh - capital: Banda Aceh
- North Sumatra (Sumatra Utara) - capital: Medan
- West Sumatra (Sumatra Barat) - capital: Padang
- Riau - capital: Pekanbaru
- Riau Islands* (Kepulauan Riau) - capital: Tanjung Pinang
- Jambi - capital: Jambi
- Bengkulu - capital: Bengkulu
- South Sumatra (Sumatra Selatan) - capital: Palembang
- Bangka-Belitung* (Kepulauan Bangka-Belitung) - capital: Pangkal Pinang
- Lampung - capital: Bandar Lampung
* nearby island groups that are not actually on the island of Sumatra.