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West Sumatra

Province

West Sumatra, or Sumatera Barat, is a province of Indonesia on the western coast of Sumatra, facing the Indian Ocean and stretching from the Barisan Mountains to a chain of offshore islands including the Mentawai Islands. Its capital is Padang, and it is the historic homeland of the Minangkabau people, one of Indonesia's largest ethnic groups and among the world's largest matrilineal societies.

Facts
Population
5,914,300 1
Area (sq km)
42,107.674 1
Admission Year
1957 1
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Adjacent To

Riau, States or Territories

Associated With

Indonesia, Countries
Sources
1. West Sumatra (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    42107.674
  • Infobox: population_total
    5914300
  • Infobox: established_date
    10 August 1957
  • Part Of: Indonesia, Lead paragraph
    سومترا بارت) is a province of Indonesia.
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Wikidata: West Sumatra
Wikidata Q2772, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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