Padang

Summary

Padang is a city of Indonesia^[1]. Padang draws 2,644 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 instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia^[7].
• Padang's instance of is recorded as Kotapraja^[8].
• Padang's shares border with is recorded as Padang Pariaman^[9].
• Padang's shares border with is recorded as Solok^[10].
• Padang's shares border with is recorded as Solok^[11].
• Padang's shares border with is recorded as South Pesisir^[12].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bungus Teluk Kabung^[13].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Koto Tangah^[14].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kuranji^[15].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lubuk Begalung^[16].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lubuk Kilangan^[17].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nanggalo^[18].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Padang^[19].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Padang^[20].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Padang^[21].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Padang^[22].
• Padang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pauh^[23].
• Padang's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hildesheim^[24].
• Padang's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vũng Tàu^[25].
• Padang's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beit Lahia^[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 covers an area of {'amount': '+694000000'}^[34]. Elevations include {'amount': '+3'}^[35] and {'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^[7] and Kotapraja^[8].

History and Context

August 7, 1669 marks the founding of Padang^[43].

Why It Matters

Padang draws 2,644 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 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]