Read the following text!Palembang City
Palembang is the second largest city in Sumatra after Medan. It is the capital of South
Sumatra Province. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of
being a capital of a maritime empire millennia ago.
Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra Island,
Palembang has an area of 400.61 square kilometers and a population of 1.7 million
Palembang inhabitants are ethnic of Malays, and they use bahasa Melayu in daily speaking
which already adjusted by the local dialect. Beside the native people, in Palembang there are
also some more immigrant, like the Javanese, Minangkabau, Madurese, Bugis, and Banjar.
Other are Tionghoa, Arabic, and Indian.
Palembang landmarks include the Ampera Bridge and the Musi River which divides
the city into two, Seberang Ilir to the north and Seberang Ulu to the south. The Seberang Ilir
is the economic and cultural centre and the Seberang Ulu is the political centre. Palembang
City is a strategic city because it is passed by the Trans Sumatra road that connects between
regions on the island of Sumatra. Moreover, the existence of Musi River that being crossed
by the Ampera Bridge is become the major transportation among the regions.
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