Sumatera Selatan

Sumatera Selatan

English  South Sumatra 

      propinsi (province), southern Sumatra, Indonesia, bounded by the provinces of Lampung to the south, Bengkulu to the west, and Jambi to the north. In 2000 the eastern islands of Sumatera Selatan were made into the separate province of Bangka-Belitung. Palembang is the provincial capital and largest city.

      There is mention in Chinese chronicles of the kingdom of Kantoli (early 6th century), with its capital at Palembang. Southern Sumatra became part of the Buddhist Śrivijaya empire at Palembang that rose to power in the last quarter of the 7th century. Buddhist rule was replaced by the Hindu Majapahit empire of eastern Java after the defeat of King Parameswara in 1377. The Majapahit Empire continued until the beginning of the 16th century. The Muslim kingdom at Palembang bore the brunt of Dutch and British attempts at colonial domination in the early 19th century. Dutch rule over that state was firmly established in 1823. The Japanese occupied the province in 1942–45 during World War II. It became part of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950.

      The southern portion of the Barisan Mountains extends along the western border of Sumatera Selatan and is surmounted by volcanic cones with an average elevation of 8,000 feet (2,400 metres), including Mount Dempo (10,364 feet [3,159 metres]) and Mount Resagi (7,323 feet [2,232 metres]). The highlands descend rapidly to a wide plain that is separated from the northeastern coast by a belt of swamps as much as 150 miles (240 km) wide. Sluggish and swollen rivers, including the Musi, Komering, and Ogan rivers, have brought down huge quantities of eroded materials from the western highlands to form the freshwater and tidal swamps that open out into estuaries along the coast. The low-lying central plains are largely covered with swamp forests, and the seaward margins have mangrove swamps. The mountains are forested with oak, laurel, fern, conifers, and teak.

      Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, and the principal products include rubber, timber, coffee, tea, resin, spices, cinchona bark (for quinine and quinidine), rattan, pepper, corn (maize), and soybeans. Fruits and vegetables are also grown. Industries produce processed food, beverages, processed tobacco, textiles, carved wood and furniture, paper, leather and rubber goods, chemicals, nonmetallic mineral products, metal goods, machinery, and electrical and transport equipment. A chemical fertilizer plant and oil refineries are located at Palembang. Roads and the railway are located principally on the central lowlands and along the foot of the Barisan Mountains and link Baturaja, Perabumulih, Muaraenim, Lahat, and Lubuk Linggau with Palembang. The population is made up of Minangkabau, Batak, Redjong-Lampong, Bantamese, and Javanese peoples. There are also a few Indians and Chinese. Area 35,940 square miles (93,083 square km). Pop. (2000) 6,899,675.

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