Bukittinggi

city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
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Bukittinggi is a city of Indonesia located in West Sumatra [1][2][3][1][2][4][5]. The country of Indonesia encompasses this urban center [3][1][6]. As of 2015, the population stood at 113k [7].

The city covers an area of 25.2 and sits at an elevation of 930 .

Bukittinggi

Summary

Bukittinggi is a city of Indonesia[1]. Bukittinggi has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bukittinggi is located in West Sumatra[3].
  • Bukittinggi is located in Central Sumatra[4].
  • Bukittinggi is in the country of Indonesia[5].
  • Bukittinggi's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia[6].
  • Bukittinggi's instance of is recorded as Kotapraja[7].
  • Bukittinggi's shares border with is recorded as Agam[8].
  • Bukittinggi's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aur Birugo Tigo Baleh[9].
  • Bukittinggi's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guguak Panjang[10].
  • Bukittinggi's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mandiangin Koto Selayan[11].
  • Bukittinggi's Commons category is recorded as Bukittinggi[12].
  • Bukittinggi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+07:00[13].
  • December 22, 1784 marks the founding of Bukittinggi[14].
  • Bukittinggi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -0.30972222222222, 'lon': 100.37527777778}[15].
  • Bukittinggi's official website is recorded as http://www.bukittinggikota.go.id/[16].
  • Bukittinggi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bukittinggi[17].
  • Bukittinggi has a population of {'amount': '+113326'}[18].
  • Bukittinggi's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Bukittinggi[19].
  • Bukittinggi's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Kotapraja Bukittinggi'}[20].
  • Bukittinggi's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Kotapraja Bukit Tinggi'}[21].
  • Bukittinggi's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Kota Bukittinggi'}[22].
  • Bukittinggi's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'min', 'text': 'Saayun Salangkah'}[23].
  • Bukittinggi's category for people born here is recorded as Q32647870[24].
  • Bukittinggi's Statistics Indonesia area code is recorded as 1375[25].
  • Bukittinggi's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Bukittinggi[26].
  • Bukittinggi sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+930'}[27].

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Geography

Bukittinggi is in the country of Indonesia[5]. Located in include West Sumatra[3], a province of Indonesia[28], in Indonesia[29], founded in 1957[30] and Central Sumatra[4], a province of Indonesia[31], in Indonesia[32], founded in 1948[33].

Physical Characteristics

Bukittinggi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25.24'}[34]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+930'}[27] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+893'}[35]. Bukittinggi has a population of {'amount': '+113326'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Indonesia[6] and Kotapraja[7].

History and Context

December 22, 1784 marks the founding of Bukittinggi[14].

Why It Matters

Bukittinggi has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Bukittinggi is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 1957. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 1956. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 1957. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Indonesian Emergency Law Number 19 of 1957. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+930'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+893'}
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