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The Musi River (Indonesian: Sungai Musi) is a river in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia. [8] It flows from south-west to north-east, from the Barisan Mountains range that form the backbone of Sumatra, in Kepahiang Regency , Bengkulu Province, to the Bangka Strait that forms an extension of the South China Sea .
Musi Banyuasin Regency is a regency of South Sumatra province, in Indonesia. Originally much larger, it was reduced by about 45% of its former area on 10 April 2002 by the splitting off of most of its eastern and northeastern districts to form the new Banyuasin Regency .
Palembang is the capital city of South Sumatra province of Indonesia.Currently, this city is the oldest existing city in Indonesia, dates back to 7th century. Palembang was once the capital city of Srivijaya, a Palembang empire which ruled parts of the western archipelago and controlled maritime trade routes especially in the Strait of Malacca.
Sungai Penuh (Indonesian: (Kota) Sungai Penuh, lit. "Full River (City)") is a city in Indonesia , in western Jambi province , on the island of Sumatra . It is an enclave within Kerinci Regency , of which it was formerly part but from which it became administratively separate on 24 June 2008.
Sekayu is a town and district which serves as the administrative centre of Musi Banyuasin Regency within South Sumatra Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The district's population was 78,637 at the 2010 Census and 91,120 at the 2020 Census; [ 1 ] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 99,589. [ 2 ]
At 1,143 km (710 mi) in length, it is the longest river in the island of Borneo and the longest river in Indonesia [5] [6] and one of the world's longest island rivers. [7] It originates in the Müller mountain range at the center of the island and flows west into the South China Sea creating an extended marshy delta.
The Kingdom of Negara Daha also has a trading port in Muara Bahan, Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency. [3] The original inhabitants of the Daha Kingdom came from the Banjar Masih Tribe. [4] They inhabit the lower reaches of the Barito and Batang Banyu rivers and speak Banjarese.
Originally at Indonesia's independence there was a single Hulu Sungai Regency (the regency was named for the upper reaches of the Barito River), but on 26 June 1959 this was divided into three new regencies covering South Hulu Sungai, Central Hulu Sungai and North Hulu Sungai respectively, and on 14 July 1965 part of the new South Hulu Sungai Regency was split off to create a separate Tapin ...