South Sumatra Province (Indonesian: Provinsi Sumatera Selatan) is a province of Indonesia. It is located in the southern part of Sumatra Island, east of the Bukit Barisan Mountains. It spans 91,592.43 km2 (35,364 sq mi) and had a population of 7,450,394 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 7,996,535 (as at January 2014). The capital of the province is Palembang.