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巴東

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Also known as Kota Padang, Padang City

印尼西苏门答腊省城市

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Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra in Indonesia, with a population of nearly 943,000 people as of 2023, making it the 16th most populous city in the country. The city is notable for its Minangkabau culture and cuisine, as well as its scenic sunset beaches, and serves as the center of a metropolitan area with over 1.7 million residents.

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Padang
Settlement.official_name
City of Padang
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_seal
Logo Padang.svg
Settlement.motto
Padang Kota Tercinta(Padang, a Lovely City)
Settlement.pushpin_map
Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
7 August 1669
Settlement.established_title2
Incorporated
Settlement.established_date2
1 April 1906
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
(NasDem)
Settlement.leader_title1
Vice Mayor
Settlement.area_total_km2
694.96
Settlement.elevation_m
0–1853

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Kota Padang
Country
Indonesia
Located in
Central Sumatra
Contains
Pauh
Population
12000
Area
694000000
Elevation
1853
Time zone
UTC+07:00
Capital of
West Sumatra
Shares border with
Solok
Official website
padang.go.id
Image
Kota Padang Indah.jpg
Motto
Padang Kota Tercinta
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topic's main category
Category:Padang
twinned administrative body
Hildesheim
Commons category
Padang
category for people born here
Q56825924
office held by head of government
Mayor of Padang
postal code
25000
inception
1669-08-07
category of associated people
Category:People from Padang
Statistics Indonesia area code
1371
P12749
Arles
name
Padang
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Article · 中文

巴東(Padang)是印度尼西亚西苏门答腊省首府及該省的最大城市,位於該省西海岸。 在十六世紀時,巴東是當地的。在十六、十七世紀時,人們在此處種植胡椒,並銷售到印度、葡萄牙、英國及荷蘭。1663年時,荷蘭人攻佔此地,並在1680年建立了。後來巴東曾經二度成為英國的屬地。由於巴東有金礦礦脈,自1780年起,金就成為巴東最重要的貿易商品,後來金礦開採完了,主要貿易品則為咖啡、鹽及紡織品等。 清朝古籍《海录》作“叭当”。

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