Palembang

city in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Place city_of_indonesia Q8131
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Palembang

Summary

Palembang is a city of Indonesia[1]. Palembang draws 286 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #10 of 91).[2]

Key Facts

  • Palembang is located in South Sumatra[3].
  • Palembang is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • Palembang's head of government is recorded as Harnojoyo[5].
  • Palembang's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia[6].
  • Palembang's instance of is recorded as Kotapraja[7].
  • Palembang's instance of is recorded as capital of regency[8].
  • Palembang's shares border with is recorded as Banyuasin[9].
  • Palembang's shares border with is recorded as Ogan Ilir[10].
  • Palembang's shares border with is recorded as Muara Enim[11].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alang-Alang Lebar[12].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bukit Kecil[13].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gandus[14].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ilir Barat II[15].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ilir Timur I[16].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ilir Timur II[17].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ilir Timur Tiga[18].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jakabaring[19].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kalidoni[20].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kemuning[21].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kertapati[22].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Plaju[23].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sako[24].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Seberang Ulu I[25].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Seberang Ulu II[26].
  • Palembang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sematang Borang[27].

Body

Geography

Palembang is in the country of Indonesia[4]. Palembang is located in South Sumatra[3].

Physical Characteristics

Palembang covers an area of {'amount': '+374030000'}[28]. Elevations include {'amount': '+8'}[29] and {'amount': '+4'}[30]. Palembang has a population of {'amount': '+1535952'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Indonesia[6], Kotapraja[7], and capital of regency[8].

History and Context

June 16, 683 marks the founding of Palembang[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Palembang include Palembangweg[33], a street[34], in Netherlands[35].

Why It Matters

Palembang draws 286 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #10 of 91).[2] Palembang has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Palembang is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Palembang include Palembangweg[33], a street[34], in Netherlands[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q130305262
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56462|batch #56462]]: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  2. 14d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Palembang City Regional House of Representatives
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nl, id, ceb, sv, en */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs; remove alias=label/mul ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  3. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3BqUK8
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 21w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Palembang
    Country → —
    Capital of → South Sumatra, Palembang Sultanate, Srivijaya +1
    Topic's main category → Category:Palembang
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29988|batch #29988]]: name stated in [[Q112136164]]"
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