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Padang Panjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, and spelt as Padang Pandjang in Dutch East Indies era, lit. ' long field ' , Jawi : ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ ), is a city located in the cool highlands of West Sumatra , inland from the provincial capital Padang .
Padang metropolitan area or officially Palapa; (acronym of "Padang-Lubuk Alung/Padang Pariaman-Pariaman") is a metropolitan area located in Indonesia.This area includes Padang city and its surrounding areas such as Padang city, Pariaman city, Padang Pariaman Regency with later include Solok city and Solok Regency (part) due to increase mobility between area.
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]
Tanah Datar is divided into fourteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [3] and 2020 Census, [4] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023. [2]
On 13 October 1945, the Allied forces (British–Dutch troops) landed in the Gulf of Bayur, Padang. The regiment was under the command of Brigadier General Hutchinson. On 15 October 1945, Hutchinson met with the Indonesian government in Padang. They discussed using the Padang Resident's building as their headquarters.
The province of the West Sumatra in Indonesia is divided into kabupaten or regencies which in turn are divided administratively into districts or kecamatan.Specially for all West Sumatra districts (kecamatan) with the exception of Mentawai Islands, [1] they are further divided to nagari, each is headed by a wali nagari.
Initially based in Padang, Sumatora Sinbun was later relocated to Padang Panjang, where it continued operations until Japan's defeat. [70] The English edition of the Dōmei Tsushin news agency remained the sole source of news during this period and served as the central information bureau during the occupation, [ 72 ] with its Sumatra office ...
Bukittinggi is connected to Padang by road. Up until early 1980s, there was a railway service from Padang Panjang that used to serve the city. For inner-city transport, Bukittinggi employs a public transportation system known as "Mersi" (Merapi Singgalang) and "IKABE" that connect locations within the city.