Sumatra
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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