Palembang: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: South Sumatra
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 1,801,367
• Coordinates: 2.9167° S, 104.7458° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jakarta (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 434 km (270 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport (PLM): 5.7 km (3.5 mi), straight line
• Pendopo Airport (PDO): 105 km (65 mi), straight line
• Depati Amir Airport (PGK): 176 km (109 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Talangbetutu: 7.0 km (4.3 mi)
• Sungaigerong: 13 km (8 mi)
• Indralaya: 38 km (24 mi)
• Pangkalan Balai: 39 km (24 mi)
• Tanjungraja: 47 km (29 mi)