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Padang (Indonesian pronunciation:) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. [5] It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 Census [6] and 909,040 at the 2020 Census; [7] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 942,938 - comprising 473,089 males and 469,849 females. [3]
Padang Nadimpu Square (Bahasa Indonesia : Alun-alun Padang nadimpu = Bahasa Angkola-mandailing : Alaman Bolak Padang Nadimpu) is located in the city center. It serves as a community gathering place open to the public, typically visited in the afternoon and evening to enjoy the atmosphere of the city center.
Masjid Muhammadan, a historic mosque in Padang Old Town Padang Ganting Grand Mosque before the installation of its minarets, c. 1900–1923. Colonial architecture in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, includes the Masjid Muhammadan. Padang has long been a trade center and was a center of pepper trade and gold mine from the 16th to 17th century . Trade ...
de Javasche Bank Padang in 1931 with the de Greve monument in the foreground. Padang is one of the great cities of Sumatra. Located on the west coast of Sumatra, Padang evolved into a commercial and military city between the 18th and 19th centuries. [2] In 1864, De Javasche Bank officially opened a branch office in Padang.
The Battle of Padang Area (Indonesian: Pertempuran Padang Area) was a fierce engagement between Indonesian forces and Allied troops in Padang, West Sumatra.The conflict began when Allied forces initiated clashes and looted several Indonesian headquarters in the city.
Padang Station currently serves Sibinuang train to and from Pariaman and Naras and, since 2018, Minangkabau Express airport train to and from Minangkabau International Airport dedicated station. [5] Presently the railroad to Pulau Aie which starts from track 1 has been reactivated and the expansion of the station building has been carried out. [6]
The Padang dialect has become the lingua franca for people of different language regions. [ 34 ] The Minangkabau society has a diglossia situation, whereby they use their native language for everyday conversations, while the Malay language is used for most formal occasions, in education, and in writing, even to relatives and friends. [ 33 ]
Sawahlunto (Jawi: ساواهلونتو ) is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia.It lies 90 kilometres (a 2-hour drive) from Padang, the provincial capital.Sawahlunto is known as the site for the oldest coal mining site in Southeast Asia.