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| Host city | Palembang,South Sumatra |
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| Motto | Bersatu teguh (Firmly united) |
| Athletes | 5,660 |
| Events | 607 in 41sports |
| Opening | 2 September |
| Closing | 14 September |
| Opened by | Megawati Sukarnoputri President of Indonesia |
| Torch lighter | Ridwan Gunawan |
| Ceremony venue | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium,Palembang |
2004Pekan Olahraga Nasional or thePekan Olahraga Nasional XVI were a major multi-sport event inIndonesia which took place inPalembang,South Sumatra, from 2 September to 14 September 2004.[1][2] A total of 607 events in 41 sports were competed among more than 5,500 athletes from 30 provinces, with the newly created province ofRiau Islands only as observer and did not send any athletes. The games also staged 8paralympic sports.
Jakarta topped the medal table for the tenth time in the history of the games.
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| Preceded by 2000 Surabaya,East Java | Pekan Olahraga Nasional | Succeeded by 2008 Samarinda,East Kalimantan |