Sumatra

island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands
Landform island Q3492
Sumatra
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Sumatra

Summary

Sumatra is an island[1]. Sumatra ranks in the top 0.37% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,301 views/month, #27 of 7,296).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sumatra is located in Indonesia[3].
  • Sumatra is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • Sumatra is on the body of water Indian Ocean[5].
  • Sumatra is on the continent of Asia[6].
  • Sumatra's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Sumatra is part of Greater Sunda Islands[8].
  • Sumatra's Commons category is recorded as Sumatra[9].
  • Sumatra's located in time zone is recorded as Indonesia Western Standard Time[10].
  • Sumatra's highest point is recorded as Mount Kerinci[11].
  • Sumatra's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -0.298888888888889, 'longitude': 101.270830555556}[12].
  • Sumatra's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Greater Sunda Islands[13].
  • Sumatra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sumatra[14].
  • Sumatra's Commons gallery is recorded as Sumatra[15].
  • Sumatra has a population of {'amount': '+50365538'}[16].
  • Sumatra has a population of {'amount': '+60000000'}[17].
  • Sumatra has a population of {'amount': '+20808148'}[18].
  • Sumatra has a population of {'amount': '+28016160'}[19].
  • Sumatra has a population of {'amount': '+36506703'}[20].
  • Sumatra has a population of {'amount': '+42616164'}[21].
  • Sumatra's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Sumatra's described by source is recorded as History of Ming[23].
  • Sumatra's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Sumatra's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Sumatra's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Sumatra's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[27].

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Geography

Sumatra is in the country of Indonesia[4]. Sumatra is located in Indonesia[3]. Sumatra is on the body of water Indian Ocean[5]. Sumatra is on the continent of Asia[6]. Sumatra is part of Greater Sunda Islands[8].

Physical Characteristics

Sumatra covers an area of {'amount': '+473481'}[28]. Sumatra sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+12'}[29]. Sumatra's length is recorded as {'amount': '+1700'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+50365538'}[16], {'amount': '+60000000'}[17], {'amount': '+20808148'}[18], {'amount': '+28016160'}[19], {'amount': '+36506703'}[20], and {'amount': '+42616164'}[21].

Designation and Status

Sumatra's instance of is recorded as island[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sumatra include Sumatra[31], a chicken breed[32]; Sumatran porcupine[33], a taxon[34]; and Ichthyophis sumatranus[35], a taxon[36].

Why It Matters

Sumatra ranks in the top 0.37% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,301 views/month, #27 of 7,296).[2] Sumatra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Sumatra is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Sumatra include Sumatra[31], a chicken breed[32]; Sumatran porcupine[33], a taxon[34]; and Ichthyophis sumatranus[35], a taxon[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iso 3166-2 code → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P300]]: ID-SM"
  2. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Bridled Tern
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q28490, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1xIac0
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → sumatra-indonesia, sumatra
    P14586 → 79409
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 79409, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  5. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → sumatra-indonesia, sumatra
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: sumatra-indonesia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289958764|sumatra indonesia (#289958764)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  6. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0327470-Sumatra-Indonesie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0327470-Sumatra-Indonesie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  7. 19w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spanish cultural heritage thesauri id → geografico/1204306
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1204306"
  8. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 210032, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  9. 22w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Country → —
    Part of → Greater Sunda Islands
    Part of → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P1705]]: Sumatra, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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