Palembang

Not to be confused with Palimbang.

For other uses, see Palembang (disambiguation).

Palembang
City
City of Palembang Kota Palembang
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤليمبڠ
Ampera Bridge Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum Gateway to the Cheng Ho Mosque Sriwijaya Kingdom Archaeological Park LRT Palembang Great Mosque of Palembang
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Kota Pempek "City of Pempek"
Motto:  Palembang Bersih, Aman, Rapi, Indah "Palembang Clean, Safe, Neat, and Beautiful"
Location within South Sumatra
Palembang Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Palembang Palembang (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°59′10″S 104°45′20″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sumatra
Metropolitan area	Patungraya Agung
Founded	16 June 683 (Kedukan Bukit Inscription)
Incorporated	1 April 1906 (Staatsblad 1906:126)
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Palembang City Government
• Mayor	Ratu Dewa (Golkar)
• Vice Mayor	Prima Salam
• Legislature	Palembang City Regional House of Representatives (DPRD)
Area
• City	352.51 km2 (136.10 sq mi)
• Metro	9,886.66 km2 (3,817.26 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)
• City	1,801,367
• Rank	8th
• Density	5,110.1/km2 (13,235/sq mi)
• Metro	2,706,835
• Metro density	273.787/km2 (709.104/sq mi)
Nominal GDP (nominal, 2023)
• Total	Rp 194.570 trillion US$ 12.765 billion
• Per capita	Rp 114.025 million US$ 7,481
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postal code	301xx, 302xx
Area code	(+62) 711
HDI (2023)	0.817 (34th) Very High
Website	palembang.go.id

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Palembang (Indonesian pronunciation: [paˈlɛmbaŋ] ^ⓘ, Palembang: Pelémbang, Jawi: ڤليمبڠ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers 352.51 square kilometres (136.10 square miles) on both banks of the Musi River in the eastern lowlands of southern Sumatra. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,801,367 (comprising 901,923 males and 899,444 females). Palembang is the second most populous city in Sumatra, after Medan, and the twelfth most populous city in Indonesia.

The Palembang metropolitan area has an estimated population of more than 2.7 million in 2023. It comprises the city and parts of regencies surrounding the city, including Banyuasin Regency (11 administrative districts), Ogan Ilir Regency (seven districts), and Ogan Komering Ilir Regency (four districts).

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 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. 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. Traffic jams, floods, slums, pollution, and peatland fire are problems in Palembang.

The city of Neiva in Colombia is the antipode of Palembang. Palembang and Neiva are the only pair of antipodal cities in the world where both cities have a population of above 300,000 people.