Currently,
Indonesia consists of 34 provinces, five of which have special status or special region such as Aceh, Jakarta, Papua,
West Papua and Yogyakarta. 10 of them are on the island of Sumatra, Java 6, 5 are
on the island of Borneo, Sulawesi island 6, 3 are in Nusa Tenggara islands, 2
in the Maluku islands and another 2 are in Papua.
Indonesia is divided into 3 time regions, namely a Western Indonesia Time (WIB), the Central Indonesian Time (WITA) and Eastern Indonesia Time (WIT).Western Indonesia Time region covers the whole of Sumatra, Java, West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. Central Indonesia Time region covers area of Central Sulawesi, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara. The Eastern Indonesia Region Time covers Maluku, North Maluku and Papua.
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Sumatra is
one of the largest islands in Indonesia, and is ranked 6th in the world. Extent
of approximately 443 km2, with a population of over 42 million people.
From time to time the island of Sumatra has various names
designations. In ancient times, the island was known as Swarnadwipa which means
island of gold and also called as Andalas island which has the same meaning. So named because the island is rich in minerals and various spices. Traders were very interested because of the huge profits.
From the book Negarakertagama, written by Mpu Prapanca, which is
relics of ancient Javanese kingdom Majapahit in the 14th century, called the
island of Sumatra as the land of Malay.
Sumatra name itself comes from the name of the first Islamic
kingdom in the archipelago, located now in the region of Aceh, named Samudra Pasai . The kingdom was established
around the 13th century, developed into a center of trade, shipping and the
spread of Islam. In its golden age, Samudra Pasai frequently visited by foreign traders such as
Marco Polo from Italy or travelers who want to deepen Islam. One of them was
Ibn Battuta from Morocco.From the note of Ibn Battuta, there was a society known as Samudra Pasai . Although the monarchy
Samudra Pasai finally disappeared by the triumph of Malacca sultanate, but the
name of Samudra Pasai eternal in another form. In his writings, Ibn Battuta
spell the name as "Sunatrah". And that's the forerunner of Sumatra
island known name now.
Sumatra is divided into 10 administrative regions, namely Special Region Nangroe Aceh Darussalam , North Sumatra Province ,West Sumatra Province, Jambi Province, Bengkulu Province, Riau Province, Riau Islands Province, South Sumatra Province and Lampung Province
The Bukit Barisan mountains contain several active volcanoes . Some of
the top mountain chain exceeding 3000 meters
above sea level in
line along the west
side of the island from the north end to
the south. And Mount Kerinci 3805 masl is
the highest mountain
on the island of Sumatra.
Sumatra is divided into 10 administrative regions, namely Special Region Nangroe Aceh Darussalam , North Sumatra Province ,West Sumatra Province, Jambi Province, Bengkulu Province, Riau Province, Riau Islands Province, South Sumatra Province and Lampung Province
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