Misplaced Pages

Padang Panjang ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ
City
City of Padang Panjang Kota Padang Panjang
A traditional Minangkabau rumah gadang ("big house") in Padang Panjang
Coat of arms
Nickname: Egypte van Andalas (Egypt of Andalas)
Motto(s): Padang Panjang Kota Serambi Mekah (Indonesian: Padang Panjang The Courtyard of Mecca)
Location within West Sumatra
Padang PanjangLocation in West Sumatra and IndonesiaShow map of SumatraPadang PanjangPadang Panjang (Indonesia)Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°27′S 100°25′E / 0.450°S 100.417°E / -0.450; 100.417
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	West Sumatra
Government
• Acting Mayor	Sonny Budaya Putra
• Vice Mayor	Vacant
Area
• Total	23.00 km (8.88 sq mi)
Population
• Total	58,627
• Density	2,500/km (6,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 752
Website	portal.padangpanjang.go.id

Padang Panjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, and spelt as Padang Pandjang in Dutch East Indies era, lit. 'long field', Jawi: ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ‎), is a city located in the cool highlands of West Sumatra, inland from the provincial capital Padang. Created by Law No.12 of 1956, it is an enclave situated geographically within Tanah Datar Regency. It sits on a plateau beneath the volcanoes Mount Marapi and Mount Singgalang. It has an area of 23.0 km and a population at the 2010 Census of 47,008 and 56,311 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 58,627 - comprising 29,461 males and 29,166 females. It is located at 0°27′S 100°25′E / 0.450°S 100.417°E / -0.450; 100.417.

Home to a famous performing arts conservatorium, Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia (STSI or "Indonesian College of the Art") The town stretches up the hill from the marketplace and central mosque, to the soccer field and bus terminal on up to STSI. The main road through Padang Panjang links coastal Padang and the highland capital, Bukittinggi.

The city is also home to the Minangkabau Cultural Documentation and Information Center (Pusat Dokumentasi dan Informasi Kebudayaan Minangkabau - PDIKM).

Administrative Districts

Padang Panjang city consists of two districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres and its postal codes.

Administrative villages (kelurahan)

West Padang Panjang District consists of the 8 villages of Silaing Bawah, Silaing Atas, Pasar Usang, Kampung Manggis, Tanah Hitam, Pasar Baru, Bukit Surungan and Balai-Balai. East Padang Panjang District comprises the 8 villages of Koto Panjang, Koto Katik, Ngalau, Ekor Lubuk, Sigando, Ganting, Guguk Malintang and Tanah Pak Lambik.

Town without cigarette advertisements

Since 2008, Padang Panjang is the only city in Indonesia without cigarette advertisements. In public areas, public transport, and youth facilities, smoking is prohibited. In other areas, smoking is restricted to smoking rooms. In 2014, some pulmonologists wished to transfer to other towns, because of the lack of patients.

Notable people

• Arifin Bey, diplomat, editor, teacher, author
• Sri Owen, food writer and cook who introduced Indonesian cuisine to the English-speaking world
• Tommy Rifka Putra, footballer
• Rahmah el Yunusiyah, women's education activist and member of the Indonesian parliament

Gallery

• Indonesian Art High School (STSI) in Padang Panjang
• Street scenery in Padang Panjang in colonial times, with Mount Marapi
• The 1926 Padang Panjang earthquakes
• Minangkabau mosque in Padang Panjang year 1912
• Europeans sitting before the house of the resident of Padang Panjang in 1900
• Opening of the railway line in Padang Panjang in 1895

References

1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Padang Panjang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1374)
2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. "Kisah Kota Padang Panjang Berani Melawan Rokok". June 3, 2014.

External links

• Padang Panjang travel guide from Wikivoyage

v t e Regencies and cities of West Sumatra
Capital: Padang
Regencies	Agam Dharmasraya Lima Puluh Kota Mentawai Islands Padang Pariaman Pasaman South Pesisir Sijunjung Solok South Solok Tanah Datar West Pasaman
Cities	Bukittinggi Padang Padang Panjang Pariaman Payakumbuh Sawahlunto Solok
See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

This West Sumatra location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Padang Panjang
• Cities in West Sumatra
• Populated places in West Sumatra
• Sumatra geography stubs