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Sumatera Barat or West Sumatra is one of the provinces of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra, and borders the provinces of North Sumatra
(Sumatera Utara) to the north, Riau and Jambi to
the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast. The capital of the province is Padang.
Administrative areas in West Sumatra
West Sumatera consists of the following municipalities :
- Bukit Tinggi
- Padang
- Padang Panjang
- Pariaman
- Payakumbuh
- Sawahlunto
- Solok
While the regencies are :
- Pasaman
- Pasaman Barat
- Padang Pariaman
- Tanah Datar
- Limapuluh Kota
- Pesisir Selatan
- Dharmasraya (split off from
Sawahlunto-Sijunjung)
- Solok
- Solok Selatan (split off
from Solok)
- Sawahlunto-Sijunjung
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