Traffic jams, floods, slums, pollution, and peatland fire are problems in Palembang. The first light rail system in Indonesia was operated in Palembang in July 2018.The city attracted 2,011,417 tourists in 2017, including 9,850 foreign tourists. It was chartered as a city on 1 April 1906.Palembang was the host city of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games and the 2018 Asian Games along with Jakarta. Palembang was the capital of Srivijaya, a Buddhist kingdom that ruled much of the western Indonesian Archipelago and controlled many maritime trade routes, including the Strait of Malacca.Palembang was incorporated into the Dutch East Indies in 1825 after the abolition of the Palembang Sultanate. It comprises parts of regencies surrounding the city, including Banyuasin, Ogan Ilir, and Ogan Komering Ilir. The Palembang metropolitan area has an estimated population of more than 3.5 million in 2015. Palembang is the second most populous city in Sumatra, after Medan, and the ninth most populous city in Indonesia. Musi, also known as Palembang Malay is the language spoken by the. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census. Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra Island, is a beautiful metropolitan city. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census. The city proper covers 400.61 square kilometres (154.68 square miles) on both banks of the Musi River on the eastern lowland of southern Sumatra. The city proper covers 400.61 square kilometres (154.68 square miles) on both banks of the Musi River on the eastern lowland of southern Sumatra. Palembang is a capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. More Photos Palembang (Indonesian pronunciation: ) is a capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra.

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