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Also known as Sumatra, Indonesia, Sumatera Island, Sumatera, Pulau Sumatera, Sumatra Island, Andalas

Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi.2), including adjacent islands such as Simeulue, Nias, the Mentawai Islands, Enggano, the various achipelagoes comprising the Riau Islands Province, Bangka and Belitung and the Krakatoa archipelago.

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Sumatra is a massive island in western Indonesia that ranks as the sixth-largest island in the world, covering an area of about 482,000 square kilometers. It is the largest island entirely within Indonesian territory and includes several adjacent island groups as part of its geographic region.

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Vinony's link graph records 9,141 inbound references to سوماترا, and connects out to Catholic Church, Bangka Belitung Islands and Batak.

The entry is geolocated on the map in isle, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Greater Sunda Islands, Islands of Indonesia and Islands of the Indian Ocean.

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Key facts

Islands.name
Sumatra
Islands.image_name
Sumatra Topography.png
Islands.image_caption
Topography of Sumatra
Islands.map_image
LocationSumatra.svg
Islands.map_caption
Location of Sumatra within the Indonesian Archipelago
Islands.location
Southeast Asia
Islands.archipelago
Indonesian Archipelago ---- Greater Sunda Islands
Islands.area_km2
482286.55
Islands.highest_mount
Kerinci
Islands.elevation_m
3,805
Islands.population
62,259,500
Islands.population_as_of
mid 2023 estimate
Islands.country
Indonesia
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
Provinces
Islands.country_largest_city
Medan (pop. 2,498,293 at mid 2025.)
Islands.density_km2
129
Islands.ethnic_groups
Acehnese, Batak, Gayonese, Lampung, Malays, Mentawai, Minangkabau, Nias, Palembang, Rejang, Chinese, Indian, Javanese, Sundanese etc.
Islands.timezone
Indonesia Western Time

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Wikidata facts

Population
42616164
Area
473481
Elevation
12
Image
Map of Sumatra in Atlas sekolah Hindia Nederland.jpg
Width
370
Length
1700
Perimeter
4869
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Sumatra
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Sumatra
native label
Sumatra
name
Sumatro
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