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Padang

South-eastern Asia

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.

Facts
Population
965,050 1
Area (sq km)
694.96 1
Founding Year
1669 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
3 2
Latitude
0.95 degrees south 1
Longitude
100.353056 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 3
Connections

Capital Of

West Sumatra, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Padang - GeoNames
Sources
1. Padang (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 census and 909,040 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 965,050.
  • Geography section
    The city of Padang is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra, with a total area of 694.96 km2 (268.33 sq mi), equivalent to 1.65% of the area of West Sumatra.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    0.95 S 100.353 E
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2. Padang (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 3 m
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1669
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: Padang - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1633419
    -0.94924 100.35427 P PPLA ID 24 1371 942938 6 Asia/Jakarta
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 6 m
  • Capital Of: West Sumatra, cities500 record 1633419, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 24)
    -0.94924 100.35427 P PPLA ID 24 1371 942938 6 Asia/Jakarta
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -0.75, 100.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -0.75, 100.25
-0.75 100.25 Af
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Wikidata: Padang
Wikidata Q7253, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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