Padang Panjang

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 km2 and a population at the 2010 Census of 47,008[2] and 56,311 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 58,627 - comprising 29,461 males and 29,166 females.[1] It is located at 0°27′S 100°25′E.

Padang Panjang
ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ
City
A traditional Minangkabau rumah gadang ("big house") in Padang Panjang
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Egypte van Andalas
Motto(s): 
Padang Panjang Kota Serambi Mekah
(Indonesian: Padang Panjang The Courtyard of Mecca)
Location within West Sumatra
Padang Panjang
Location in West Sumatra and Indonesia
Padang Panjang
Padang Panjang (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°27′S 100°25′E
Country Indonesia
Province West Sumatra
Government
 • Acting MayorSonny Budaya Putra
 • Vice MayorVacant
Area
 • Total23.00 km2 (8.88 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total58,627
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 752
Websiteportal.padangpanjang.go.id

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[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres and its postal codes.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		Admin
centre		Post
codes
Padang Panjang Barat
(West Padang Panjang)		9.7527,63732,16033,195Kampung Manggis27111
-27118
Padang Panjang Timur
(East Padang Panjang)		13.2519,37124,15125,432Ngalau27121
-27128
Totals23.0047,00856,31158,627

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.[4]

Notable people
  • 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.
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