The Sumatran island (also was spelt Sumatra) that was located in Indonesia, was the sixth island biggest in the world, widely 443.065,8 km2.
The inhabitants of this island around 42,409,510 souls (2000).
In the Sumatran island had been gotten the kingdom of the ocean (now Aceh).
It seems in his visit to this island of Ibnu Battuta (the Islam intellectual from Morocco) always pronounced ocean words to Sumatra, since that time the Sumatran name was known to be wide as the name of this island.
Before being known by the name of Sumatra, this Pulau was known by the name of the Andalas island or also Suwarnadwipa.
