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Padang
South-eastern Asia
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Padang is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra, on Sumatra's western coast. Its population was estimated at about 965,000 in mid-2025. One of Indonesia's earliest municipalities, chartered in 1906, Padang was long a major trading hub for pepper and gold and remains the most populous city on Sumatra's west coast, known for its Minangkabau culture, cuisine and sunset beaches.
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