Fun fact 2 about Palembang
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Palembang was the capital of the Srivijaya kingdom, which controlled international trade through the Strait of Malacca for centuries.
Palembang
Indonesia
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Palembang
Indonesia
Country
Indonesia
Population
1.7M
Coordinates
-2.98, 104.78
Palembang is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers 352.51 square kilometres on both banks of the Musi River in the eastern lowlands of southern Sumatra. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,801,367.
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