# West Sumatra

> province of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra

**Wikidata**: [Q2772](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2772)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Sumatra)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/west-sumatra

## Summary

West Sumatra is a province of Indonesia located in the country. [1][2][3][1][4] It was established on August 10, 1957. [5] The capital is Padang. [6] As of 2024, the population is 5.8 million and the area is approximately 42,000 square kilometers. [7]


## References

1. Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022
2. Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022
3. Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
4. Undang-Undang tentang Pembentukan Kabupaten Kepulauan Mentawai. Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 49 of 1999
5. Undang-Undang Darurat tentang Pembentukan Daerah-Daerah Swatantra Tingkat I Sumatera Barat, Jambi dan Riau. Indonesian Emergency Law Number 19 of 1957
6. Undang-undang tentang pembentukan Daerah Swatantra Tingkat I Sumatera Barat, Jambi dan Riau. Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 61 of 1958
7. Peraturan Pemerintah tentang Pemindahan Ibukota Propinsi Daerah Tingkat I Sumatera Barat dari Bukittinggi ke Padang. Indonesian Government Regulation Number 29 of 1979
8. Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 6 Tahun 2008 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan. Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008
9. Undang-undang tentang perubahan Undang-undang No. 12 tahun 1956 tentang pembentukan daerah swatantra tingkat II dalam lingkungan Daerah Swatantra tingkat I Sumatera Tengah. Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 58 of 1958
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14. [Source](https://sulut.bps.go.id/id/statistics-table/2/OTU4IzI=/jumlah-penduduk-menurut-provinsi-di-indonesia.html)
15. [Source](https://sumsel.bps.go.id/id/statistics-table/2/NTg4IzI=/jumlah-penduduk-miskin-menurut-provinsi.html)
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17. [Source](https://sig.bps.go.id/bridging-kode/)
18. Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021
19. [Source](https://www.govdirectory.org/indonesia/)
20. [iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/places/inaturalist-places.csv.zip)
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