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Padang Padang () is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. With a Census population of 1,015,000 as of 2022, it is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. Th ...

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. It has an area of 23.0 km² and a population at the 2010 Census of 47,008 and 56,311 at the 2020 Census. It is located at . Home to a famous performing arts conservatorium, ''Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia'' (STSI or "Indonesian College of the Art") Padang Panjang, the town stretches up the hill from the marketplace and central mosque, to the soccer field and bus terminal on up to STSI. The main road through Padang Panjang links coastal

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Administrative Districts

Padang Panjang city consists of two districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes. The totals in 2018 included 26,402 males and 26,592 females.

Administrative villages (''kelurahan'')

West Padang Panjang District consists of the 8 villages of Silaing Bawah, Silaing Atas, Pasar Usang, Kampung Manggis, Tanah Hitam, Pasar Baru, Bukit Surungan and Balai-Balai. East Padang Panjang District comprises the 8 villages of Koto Panjang, Koto Katik, Ngalau, Ekor Lubuk, Sigando, Ganting, Guguk Malintang and Tanah Pak Lambik.

Town without cigarette advertisements

Since 2008, Padangpanjang is the only city in Indonesia without cigarette advertisements. In public areas, public transport, and youth facilities, smoking is prohibited. In other areas, smoking is restricted to smoking rooms. In 2014, some

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wished to transfer to other towns, because of the lack of patients.

Notable people

* Arifin Bey, diplomat, editor, teacher, author * Sri Owen, food writer and cook who introduced Indonesian cuisine to the English-speaking world *

Rahmah el Yunusiyah Rahmah el Yunusiyah ( Van Ophuijsen Spelling Rahmah el Joenoesijah, 26 October 1900 – 26 February 1969) was a Dutch East Indies and Indonesian politician, educator, and activist for women's education. Born into a prominent family of Islamic s ...

, women's education activist and member of the Indonesian parliament

Gallery

Image:STSI Padang Panjang.JPG, Indonesian Art High School (STSI) in Padang Panjang Image:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Padang Pandjang op achtergrond de Merapi, Padangsche Bovenlanden TMnr 60038721.jpg, Street scenery in Padang Panjang in colonial times, with

Image:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De verwoestingen achter het station te Padang Pandjang na de aardbeving van 1926 TMnr 10003984.jpg, The 1926 Padang Panjang earthquakes Image:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Moskee in de omgeving van Padangpandjang TMnr 10016661.jpg, Minangkabau mosque in Padang Panjang year 1912 Image:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Twee Europese mannen en twee Europese vrouwen zitten in sarong in schommelstoelen voor het residentiehuis van Padang Pandjang TMnr 60019683.jpg, Europeans sitting before the house of the ''

resident Resident may refer to: People and functions * Resident minister, a representative of a government in a foreign country * Resident (medicine), a stage of postgraduate medical training * Resident (pharmacy), a stage of postgraduate pharmaceuti ...

'' of Padang Panjang in 1900 Image:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Padang Pandjang tijdens de opening van de staatspoorweg Sumatra`s Westkust TMnr 60003559.jpg, Opening of the railway line in Padang Panjang in 1895

References

External links

* Cities in West Sumatra Populated places in West Sumatra {{WSumatra-geo-stub