Palembang [1] ( indon. Kota Palembang ) - a city on the island of Sumatra in southern Indonesia . Center of the province of South Sumatra . Population - 1,535,952 .
| City | |||
| Palembang | |||
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| indone. Palembang | |||
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| A country |  Indonesia | ||
| Region | Sumatra | ||
| Provinces | South Sumatra | ||
| The mayor | Harnogoyo | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Area | |||
| NUM height | |||
| Timezone | UTC + 7 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 1,535,952 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +62 711 | ||
| Postcode | |||
| kota.palembang.go.id | |||
In ancient times, Palembang was the capital of the Hindu - Buddhist state of Sri Vijay . After the pirate raids of the state of Chola , especially in 1025 , the city began to fade and lose its significance. The capital of Srivijai has moved north to Jambi .
The city has preserved the buildings and layout of the times of the Dutch colonization.
Content
- 1 Economics
- 2 Twin Cities
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Economics
The city is an important industrial center. The enterprises of the chemical, textile , leather , food industry , and the production of building materials are concentrated in it [2] .
Twin Cities
Moscow region , Russia
The Hague , Netherlands
Malacca , Malaysia
Osaka , Japan
Venice , Italy
Notes
- β Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 363. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .
- β Palembang / Dictionary of modern place names. - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria. Edited by Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova. 2006.