Sumatra Land In Indonesian

Sumatra Indonesia (can also call or spelled with Sumatra) is one of the big island in the republic of Indonesia, the island of Sumatra is the sixth largest island in the world, with an area of ​​443,065.8 km2. The number of residents who inhabit the island is more or less about 42,409,510 inhabitants (2000 files).

The island of Sumatra has several names Besides known by the name of Sumatra, such as islands or too Suwarnadwipa Andalas. Suwarnadwipa have the meanings meaning is "Golden Island".in Geographically the island of Sumatra is located in the western part of the Indonesian archipelago. In the north bordering the Bay of Bengal in the east there Malacca strait, the south and the Sunda strait to the west bordering the Indian Ocean. To the east of the island, found many swamps drained by large rivers, among others; river Asahan (North Sumatra), the island of Sumatra is divided into 10 provinces which are:
Aceh
Province of North Sumatra
Province of West Sumatra
Riau province
Jambi province
Province of South Sumatra
Bengkulu Province
Lampung province
Province of the Pacific Islands
Riau Islands Province