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West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Barat [7]) is a province of Indonesia.It is on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. West Sumatra borders the Indian Ocean to the west, as well as the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau to the northeast, Jambi to the southeast, and Bengkulu to the south.
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]
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The Mentawai Islands have been administered as a regency within the West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) province since 1999. The regency seat is Tua Pejat, on the island of Sipora. Padang, the capital of the province, lies on the Sumatran mainland opposite Siberut.
Sumatra [a] (/ s ʊ ˈ m ɑː t r ə /) is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km 2 (182,812 mi. 2), including adjacent islands such as the Simeulue, Nias, Mentawai, Enggano, Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung and Krakatoa archipelago.
The Bangka Belitung Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Bangka Belitung; Jawi: كڤولاوان بڠک بليتوڠ ) is a province of Indonesia.Situated off the southeastern coast of Sumatra, the province comprises two main land masses — the islands of Bangka and Belitung — and numerous smaller islands.
Bukittinggi used to be known as Fort de Kock and was once dubbed as ' Parijs van Sumatera '. The city was the capital of Indonesia during the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PDRI). Before it became the capital of PDRI, the city was a centre of government at the time of the Dutch East Indies and during the Japanese colonial ...
The Minangkabau's West Sumatera homelands was the seat of the Pagaruyung Kingdom, [6] believed by early historians to have been the cradle of the Malay race, [7] and the location of the Padri War (1821 to 1837). Minangkabau are the ethnic majority in West Sumatra and Negeri Sembilan.