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Padang
City
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤادڠ
From top, left to right: Adityawarman Museum/West Sumatra's traditional house (with iconic Minangkabau architecture), Padang Area Monument, Grand Mosque of West Sumatra, Aerial view of Padang city, Fadli Zon Cultural Center, and sunset at Padang Beach.
UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code	+62 751
Climate	Af
Website	www.padang.go.id

Padang (Malay pronunciation: [ˈpadaŋ] Jawi: ڤادڠ‎) is the capital of the province of West Sumatra in Indonesia. It is the largest city on the western coast of Sumatra. Before Indonesia's independence, Padang was one of the major cities in the Dutch East Indies.^[1] It has an area of 695 square kilometres (268 sq mi) and the population of 1,000,096 in 2014.^[2]

As of 2017, Padang had received the "Adipura" (cleanest and greenest city) award in the category of large city 18 times^[3] and the "Adipura Kencana" award three times.^[4]

Padang is exactly at the antipodes of Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

History

Padang has been a trade centre since the 16th century, having been controlled by the Pagaruyung Kingdom and the Aceh Sultanate.^[5] During the 16th and 17th centuries pepper was cultivated and traded with India, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. In 1663 the city came under the authority of the Dutch and a trading post was built in 1680. The city came under the British Empire twice, firstly from 1781 to 1784 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, and again from 1795 to 1819 during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1819 the city was transferred back to the Netherlands. Up to circa 1780 the most important trade product was gold originating from gold mines in the region. When the mines were exhausted, the focus turned to other products such as coffee, salts and textiles.

In 1797 Padang was inundated by a tsunami with an estimated flow depth of 5–10 meters, following an earthquake, estimated to be 8.5–8.7 M_w, which occurred off the coast. The shaking caused considerable damage and the deaths of two people, while the tsunami resulted in several houses being washed away and several deaths at the village of Air Manis. Boats moored in the Arau river ended up on dry land, including a 200-ton sailing ship which was deposited about 1 kilometre upstream. In 1833 another tsunami inundated Padang with an estimated flow depth of 3–4 meters as a result of an earthquake, estimated to be 8.6–8.9 M_w, which occurred off Bengkulu. The shaking caused considerable damage in Padang, and due to the tsunami boats moored in the Arau river broke their anchors and were scattered.^[6]

The population of Padang in 1920 was 28,754, the second largest city in Sumatra behind Palembang.

On 30 September 2009, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit about 50 kilometres off the coast of Padang. There were more than 1,100 fatalities, 313 of which occurred within Padang.^[8][9][10]

Administrative districts

The city of Padang is divided into 11 districts (kecamatan):

• Bungus Teluk Kabung
• Koto Tangah
• Kuranji
• Lubuk Begalung
• Lubuk Kilangan
• Nanggalo
• Padang Barat
• Padang Selatan
• Padang Timur
• Padang Utara
• Pauh

Public transport

The TransPadang bus rapid transit service was developed used Jakarta's

West Sumatra administration has secured lands for the construction of a 27-kilometer toll road between Padang and Sicincin district with about Rp.1.3 trillion ($141.7 million) investment. 80 percent of the land with a width of 30 meters has been acquired, but they will acquire more land to meet an ideal width of 50 meters. The construction project will be initialised in 2012.[16]

Railroad

Railroad tracks connect Padang to

Minangkabau people highly respect education. Many intellectual figures come from West Sumatra. There are two institutes of higher education in Padang, i.e. Andalas University and the State University of Padang. Andalas University is the oldest university in Indonesia outside of Java. The main campus is located at Limau Manis, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the centre of Padang. The Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry are located in the city centre, near the Central General Hospital M. Djamil. State University of Padang located in Air Tawar.

The other universities in Padang are Imam Bonjol State Institute of Islamic Literature, Institut Teknologi Padang in Lapai, Bung Hatta University in Ulak Karang, Baiturrahmah University in Air Pacah, Universitas Putra Indonesia YPTK, Ekasakti University, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Barat, and Tamansiswa University.

The local library of West Sumatra, located in Padang is considered as one of the best Libraries in Indonesia, with the number of collection of 30 k titles, including facilities and maximum conserve, and the highest number of Encyclopedic visitors.

Climate

Padang features a tropical rainforest climate under Köppen’s climate classification. Padang is one of Indonesia’s wettest cities, with frequent rainfall throughout the course of the year. The city averages roughly 4300 mm of rain per year. Padang’s driest month is February, where 250 mm of precipitation on average is observed. The city temperatures are relatively constant throughout the year, with an average of 26 degrees Celsius.

Politics

By 2007 the city government began a number of religiously motivated policies. One requires females of all religious backgrounds who are municipal employees and students in government schools to wear jilbab (hijab), and high school students now take classes on reading the

The cuisine of the Minangkabau people is commonly called Padang cuisine. Padang restaurants are common throughout the country and are famous for their spicy food. Padang food is usually cooked once per day, and all customers choose from those dishes, which are left out on display until no food is left. It is served in small portions of various dishes, but constituting, with rice, a complete meal. Customers take – and pay for – only what they want from this array of dishes. The best known Padang dish is rendang, a spicy meat stew. Soto Padang (crispy beef in spicy soup) is local residents' breakfast favourite, meanwhile sate (beef satay in curry sauce served with ketupat) is a treat in the evening.

Sport

Padang is the home town of the soccer team

Padang is a common transit point for

Currently, Regional Development Planning Board (Bappeda) of Padang has established development plans "Padang Old City" in Kampung Pondok, South Padang district as a tourist area.[24] Mayor of Padang has been designate 73 historic buildings as cultural heritage of Padang.^[25]

Landmarks

There are many old buildings in Padang that still retain their

• Basko Grand Mall – Situated at Jl. Prof Dr Hamka. Is a largest shopping malls in the city.
• Plaza Andalas – Located at Jl. Pemuda. The anchor tenants are Ramayana Department Store, Solaria, KFC, Optik Melawai, Hammer and many more.
• Rocky Plaza - Located at Jl. Permindo.

Tsunami shelter

Government and the people of Hill Pangilun has agreed to make Mount Pangilun as tsunami shelter. Better road access to the hill will be built, as well as temporary shelters, including their facilities.^[26]

Sister cities and twin towns

City	Country
Hildesheim	Germany
Vung Tau	Vietnam
Beit Lahiya	Palestine
Chonburi	Thailand
Bandung	Indonesia
Perth[27]	Australia
Dubai[27]	United Arab Emirates

See also

• List of twin towns and sister cities in Indonesia

References

Notes

1. ^ Station ID for Mia Padang is 96163 Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Padang.

• Template:Id icon Official website
• Padang travel guide from Wikivoyage
• TOURISM Department Padang
• Informasi Padang
• Informasi Minang