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Padangsidimpuan (also known as Padang Sidimpuan) is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, and the former capital of South Tapanuli Regency, which surrounds the city. It covers an area of 159.28 km 2 and had a population of 178,818 according to the 2000 Census.
Provinces (provinsi or daerah istimewa) (GDP; GDP per capita; HDI; poverty rate); Island population) Level 2; Regencies (kabupaten) Cities (kota) Metropolitan (metropolitan) (full list; cities by GDP; regencies by GDP; cities by population; regencies by population) Level 3; Districts (kecamatan, distrik, kapanewon, or kemantren) Level 4; Rural ...
The areas that have separated from South Tapanuli Regency are the new regencies of Mandailing Natal (created on 23 November 1998), Padang Lawas Utara, and Padang Lawas (both created on 17 July 2007), all lying to the south-east of the residual South Tapanuli Regency, plus the city (kota) of Padang Sidempuan (created on 21 June 2001).
The term kota (city) has been implemented to substitute kotamadya since the post-Suharto era in Indonesia. [10] Kota is headed by a mayor (walikota), who is directly elected via elections to serve for a five-year term, which can be renewed for one further five-year term. Each kota is divided further into districts, more commonly known as kecamatan.
GRP Nominal is the regional or provincial counterpart of the national gross domestic product, the most comprehensive measure of national economic activity.The Statistics Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik) derives GRP for a province as the sum of the GRP Nominal originating in all the industries in the province at current prices market.
Mahyeldi Ansharullah (born 25 December 1966) is an Indonesian politician from the Prosperous Justice Party who is the current governor of West Sumatra.He was made mayor of Padang in 2014, following a five-year tenure as deputy and victory in the elections of 2013 and 2018.
Hendri Septa (born 6 September 1976) is an Indonesian politician of the National Mandate Party who is the mayor of Padang, West Sumatra since 2021 until 2024. Having previously been the vice mayor of Mahyeldi Ansharullah, Septa became mayor when Mahyeldi was elected as governor of West Sumatra.
Provinces are made up of regencies (kabupaten) and cities (kota). Provinces, regencies, and cities have their own local governments and parliamentary bodies. Since the enactment of Law Number 22 of 1999 on Local Government [ 1 ] (the law was revised by Law Number 32 of 2004, Law Number 23 of 2014, and the 2023 Omnibus Law on Job Creation ), [ 2 ...