![]() The first light rail system in Indonesia was operated in Palembang in July 2018. Palembang was the host city of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games and the 2018 Asian Games along with Jakarta. It was chartered as a city on 1 April 1906. Palembang was incorporated into the Dutch East Indies in 1825 after the abolition of the Palembang Sultanate. 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. 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. 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. Palembang ( Indonesian pronunciation: ) is a capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra.
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