What is South Sumatra?
{{Infobox settlement | name = South Sumatra | native_name = Sumatra Selatan | official_name = | registration_plate= BG | image_shield = {{#property:p94}} | image_flag = {{#property:p41}} | image_map = South Sumatra in Indonesia.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of South Sumatra in Indonesia | coordinates = {{coord|2|45|S|103|50|E|region:ID_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | nickname = ''Bumi Sriwijaya''<small> ([[Indonesian language|Indonesian]])</small><br><small>Land of [[Srivijaya]]</small> | motto = ''Bersatu Teguh'' <small>([[Indonesian language|Indonesian]])</small><br /><small>Stand Together</small> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = [[Indonesia]] | subdivision_type2 = Capital<br />{{nobold|and largest city}} | subdivision_name2 = [[Palembang]] | established_title = Established | established_date = 12 September 1950 | government_footnotes = | governing_body = South Sumatran Provincial Government | leader_title = [[Governor]] | leader_name = [[Herman Deru]] | leader_title2 = Vice Governor | leader_name2 = {{ill|Mawardi Yahya|id}} | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 91592 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 8497196 | population_as_of = mid 2019 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bps.go.id/publication/2018/07/03/5a963c1ea9b0fed6497d0845/statistik-indonesia-2018.html|title=Statistik Indones