Padang

Summary

Padang is a city of Indonesia^[1]. Padang draws 235 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #24 of 91).^[2]

Key Facts

• Padang is located in West Sumatra^[3].
• Padang is located in Central Sumatra^[4].
• Padang is in the country of Indonesia^[5].
• Padang's head of government is recorded as Fadly Amran^[6].
• Padang's image is recorded as Kota Padang Indah.jpg^[7].
• Padang's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia^[8].
• Padang's instance of is recorded as Kotapraja^[9].
• Padang's flag image is recorded as Flag of Padang City.png^[10].
• Padang's shares border with is recorded as Padang Pariaman^[11].
• Padang's shares border with is recorded as Solok^[12].
• Padang's shares border with is recorded as Solok^[13].
• Padang's shares border with is recorded as South Pesisir^[14].
• Padang's coat of arms image is recorded as Logo Padang.svg^[15].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bungus Teluk Kabung^[16].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Koto Tangah^[17].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kuranji^[18].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lubuk Begalung^[19].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lubuk Kilangan^[20].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nanggalo^[21].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Padang^[22].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Padang^[23].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Padang^[24].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Padang^[25].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pauh^[26].
• Padang's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hildesheim^[27].

Body

Geography

Padang 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

Padang's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+694000000'}^[34]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[35] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1853'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+909040'}^[37], {'amount': '+196300'}^[38], {'amount': '+726000'}^[39], {'amount': '+821700'}^[40], {'amount': '+52000'}^[41], and {'amount': '+12000'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Indonesia^[8] and Kotapraja^[9].

History and Context

+1669-08-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Padang^[43].

Why It Matters

Padang draws 235 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #24 of 91).^[2] Padang has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Padang is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]