Padang
City in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Also known as Kota Padang · Padang City
- Country
- Located in
- West Sumatra
5
Sources- 1.Stated in Geographic Names Server
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022
- 3.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 4.Stated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 61 of 1958“Undang-undang tentang pembentukan Daerah Swatantra Tingkat I Sumatera Barat, Jambi dan Riau”
- 5.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- , Central Sumatra
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 1956“Undang-undang pembentukan Kota-Kota-Besar di Propinsi Sumatera Tengah”
- West Sumatra
- Population
- 909,040(2020)
- , 821,700(2012)
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Great Russian Encyclopediaold.bigenc.ru/geography/text/2312388Retrieved 2024-02-22
- , 196,300(1971)
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- +2 more
- Area
- 694M m²
- Elevation
- 3 m
- , 1,853 m
- Head of government
- Fadly Amran(since 2025)
- Founded
- August 7, 1669
- Postal code
- 25000
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
88 statements · 49% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Capital of
- West Sumatra(since 1979)
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Government Regulation Number 29 of 1979“Peraturan Pemerintah tentang Pemindahan Ibukota Propinsi Daerah Tingkat I Sumatera Barat dari Bukittinggi ke Padang”
- West Sumatra(since 1979)
- Contains the administrative territorial entity
- Bungus Teluk Kabung
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- Koto Tangah
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- Kuranji
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- Lubuk Begalung
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- Lubuk Kilangan
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- Nanggalo
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- West Padang
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- South Padang
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
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- East Padang
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- North Padang
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- Pauh
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- Bungus Teluk Kabung
- Motto text
- Padang Kota Tercinta
- Name
- Padang
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Sources- 1.Stated in Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021
- 2.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
- 3.Stated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 1956“Undang-undang pembentukan Kota-Kota-Besar di Propinsi Sumatera Tengah”
- 4.Stated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 61 of 1958“Undang-undang tentang pembentukan Daerah Swatantra Tingkat I Sumatera Barat, Jambi dan Riau”
- 5.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022
- Padang
- Official name
- Kota-Besar Padang(1956–1957)
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 1956“Undang-undang pembentukan Kota-Kota-Besar di Propinsi Sumatera Tengah”
- 2.Stated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 1957“Undang-undang tentang Pokok Pemerintahan Daerah 1956”
- Kotapraja Padang(since 1957)
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 1957“Undang-undang tentang Pokok Pemerintahan Daerah 1956”
- 2.Stated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 61 of 1958“Undang-undang tentang pembentukan Daerah Swatantra Tingkat I Sumatera Barat, Jambi dan Riau”
- Kota Padang
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008“Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan”
- Kota-Besar Padang(1956–1957)
On other databases
31 identifiers linking Padang across the web's reference databases
- Administrative code of Indonesia13.71
- BBC Things IDc5cc978e-1a4d-4ddb-becd-3a3fb621be31
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID15202932s
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf12024385
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Padang-Indonesia
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDpadang-ville
- FactGrid item IDQ978242
- FAST ID1205273
- Freebase ID/m/04gv5c
- GeoNames ID1633419
- GND ID4694891-0
- GNS Unique Feature ID-2690037
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDpadang
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0048144
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDPadang
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)2312388
- IdRef ID034015833
- INaturalist place ID31981
- J9U entity ID987007561795605171
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn79058661
- Museum-digital place ID24880
- MusicBrainz area ID726df772-0925-4bee-9bac-9957a38964ff
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID3953166
- OpenStreetMap relation ID14954680
- Quora topic IDPadang
- SNARC IDQ48292
- U.S. National Archives Identifier10046244
- UN/LOCODEIDPDG
- VIAF cluster ID234790530
- Who's on First ID102019633
- Yale LUX IDplace/943f679d-b764-4a82-953e-a5a8e56a6f3b