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Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are shared between Indonesia and other countries), and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km² with a population of 50,365,538. Its biggest city is Medan with a population of 1,770,000. Wikipedia:Sumatra
2010 Sumatra earthquakes
- 2010-Oct Sumatra Earthquake
- The October 2010 Sumatra earthquake was a magnitude 7.7 Mw earthquake, which occurred on 25 October 2010 off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia at 21:42 local time (14:42 UTC).
- 2010-May Sumatra Earthquake
- The May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake was a 7.2 Mw earthquake that occurred on May 9, 2010, at 12:59 PM local time (5:59 UTC), off the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The epicenter was 215 km from Banda Aceh.
- 2010-Apr Sumatra Earthquake
- The April 2010 Sumatra earthquake was a 7.8 Mw earthquake that occurred on April 7, 2010, at 5:15 AM local time (April 6, 2010, 22:15 UTC) near Banyak Islands, off the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
Provinces in Sumatra
Largest cities in Sumatra
The largest urban areas in Sumatra by population, based on 2009 calculations compiled by he World Gazetteer
| Rank
| City, province
| Population
|
| 1
| Medan, North Sumatra
| 1,770,000
|
| 2
| Palembang, South Sumatra
| 1,277,000
|
| 3
| Padang, West Sumatra
| 986,000
|
| 4
| Bandar Lampung, Lampung
| 940,000
|
| 5
| Pekanbaru, Riau
| 796,000
|
| 6
| Jambi, Jambi
| 457,000
|
| 7
| Bengkulu, Bengkulu
| 386,000
|
| 8
| Banda Aceh, Aceh
| 295,000
|
| 9
| Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra
| 205,000
|
| 10
| Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra
| 201,000
|
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