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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.
Padang Hulu, Tebing Tinggi; Padang Sidempuan Barat, Tapanuli Selatan; Padang Sidempuan Batu Nadua, Padang Sidempuan; Padang Sidempuan Hutaimbaru, Padang Sidempuan; Padang Sidempuan Selatan, Padang Sidempuan; Padang Sidempuan Tenggara, Padang Sidempuan; Padang Sidempuan Timur, Tapanuli Selatan; Padang Sidempuan Utara, Padang Sidempuan; Padang ...
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).
North Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Utara [5]), also called North Sumatra Province, is a province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra.Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island.
Regencies (kabupaten) and cities (kota) are the second-level administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the provinces, and above the districts.Regencies are roughly equivalent to American counties, although most cities in the United States are below the counties. [1]
The terms kota besar (big city), and kota kecil (small city or town), were used since the implementation of the Act Number 22 of 1948. Kota Besar was an urban equivalent of kabupaten (), which was the country's second level subdivision, just below province.
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 ...
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.