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West Sumatra

 
West Sumatra
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Motto: Tuan Sakato
Minangkabau:Seia Sekata
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Geographical coordinate: 0°U-102°S, 98°-102°T

Language Minangkabau, Indonesia
Religion Islam (98%), Christian (1.6%), Hindu (0.0032%), Buddhism (0.26%)
Capital Padang
Governor Zainal Bakar
Vice governor Fachri Achmad
Area


 - % Maritime

42,297.30 km²


2.59%

Population


 - number (1996)
 - Density


4,400,000

104/km²

Regional day


 - Tanggal

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Time zone WIB
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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.

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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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