Editing Sumatra (section)

== Administration ==
Sumatra is one of seven geographical [[regions of Indonesia]], which includes its adjacent smaller islands. Sumatra was one of the eight original [[provinces of Indonesia]] between 1945 and 1948. Including adjacent archipelagoes normally included with Sumatra (such as the Riau Islands, Nias and the Bangka-Belitung group), it now covers ten of Indonesia's [[Provinces of Indonesia|38 provinces]], which are set out below with their areas and populations.<ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakartya, 2023.</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|+Provinces within the region of Sumatra
! Name || Map || Area (km<sup>2</sup>) || Population<br />census<br />2000 || Population<br />census<br />2010 || Population<br />census<br />2015 || Population<br />census<br />2020|| Population<br />estimate<br />2023 || Capital
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Aceh.svg|center|65x65px]]<br />[[Aceh]]|| align="right"|[[File:Indonesia Aceh location.svg|150px]] 
|58,485.90||align="right"|4,073,006||align="right"|4,486,570||align="right"|4,993,385||align="right"|5,274,871||align="right"|5,512,219|| [[Banda Aceh]]
|-
| [[File:Coat_of_arms_of_North_Sumatra.svg|center|65x65px]]<br />[[North Sumatra]]|| align="right" | [[File:Indonesia North Sumatra location.svg|150px]] ||align="right"|72,460.74||align="right"|11,642,488||align="right"|12,326,678||align="right"|13,923,262||align="right"|14,799,361||align="right"|15,386,640|| [[Medan, Indonesia|Medan]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of West Sumatra.svg|center|65x65px]]<br />[[West Sumatra]]|| align="right" | [[File:Indonesia West Sumatra location.svg|150px]] ||align="right"|42,119.54||align="right"|4,248,515||align="right"|4,846,909||align="right"|5,190,577||align="right"|5,534,472||align="right"|5,757,210|| [[Padang, Indonesia|Padang]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Riau.svg|center|65x65px]]<br />[[Riau]]|| align="right" | [[File:Indonesia Riau location.svg|150px]] ||align="right"|89,935.90||align="right"|3,907,763||align="right"|5,543,031||align="right"|6,330,941||align="right"|6,394,097||align="right"|6,642,874|| [[Pekanbaru]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Riau Islands.svg|center|65x65px]]<br />[[Riau Islands]]|| align="right" | [[File:Indonesia Riau Islands location.svg|150px]] ||align="right"|8,269.71||align="right"|1,040,207||align="right"|1,685,698||align="right"|1,968,313||align="right"|2,064,564||align="right"|2,162,140|| [[Tanjung Pinang]]
|-
| [[File:Coat_of_arms_of_Jambi.svg|center|65x65px]]<br />[[Jambi]]||align="right" | [[File:Indonesia Jambi location.svg|150px]] ||align="right"|49,026.58||align="right"|2,407,166||align="right"|3,088,618||align="right"|3,397,164||align="right"|3,548,228||align="right"|3,679,169|| [[Jambi (city)|Jambi]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of South Sumatra.svg|center|65x65px]]<br />[[South Sumatra]]|| align="right" | [[File:Indonesia South Sumatra location.svg|150px]] ||align="right"|91,592.43||align="right"|6,210,800||align="right"|7,446,401||align="right"|8,043,042||align="right"|8,467,432||align="right"|8,743,522|| [[Palembang]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Bengkulu.svg|center|65x65px]]<br />[[Bengkulu]]|| align="right" | [[File:Indonesia Bengkulu location.svg|150px]] ||align="right"|20,130.21||align="right"|1,455,500||align="right"|1,713,393||align="right"|1,872,136||align="right"|2,010,670||align="right"|2,086,006|| [[Bengkulu (city)|Bengkulu]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Lampung.svg|center|65x65px]]<br />[[Lampung]]|| align="right" | [[File:Indonesia Lampung location.svg|150px]] ||align="right"|33,575.41||align="right"|6,730,751||align="right"|7,596,115||align="right"|8,109,601||align="right"|9,007,848||align="right"|9,313,990|| [[Bandar Lampung]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Bangka Belitung Islands.svg|center|65x65px]]<br />[[Bangka Belitung]]|| align="right" | [[File:Indonesia Bangka Belitung Islands location.svg|150px]] ||align="right"|16,690.13||align="right"|899,968||align="right"|1,223,048||align="right"|1,370,331||align="right"|1,455,678||align="right"|1,511,899|| [[Pangkal Pinang]]
|-
| '''''Totals''''' ||align="right" | ||align="right"|482,286.55||align="right"|42,616,164||align="right"|50,613,947||align="right"|55,198,752||align="right"|58,557,211||align="right"|60,795,669
|}