Administration
The administrative regions of Sumatra (including the smaller islands nearby) are:
- Aceh (capital: Banda Aceh)
- Bangka-Belitung (capital: Pangkalpinang)
- Bengkulu (capital: Bengkulu)
- Jambi (capital: Jambi)
- Lampung (capital: Bandar Lampung)
- Riau (capital: Pekanbaru)
- Riau Islands (capital: Tanjung Pinang)
- West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) (capital: Padang)
- South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) (capital: Palembang)
- North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) (capital: Medan).
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