Padang Panjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, spelled 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. 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 2022 was 57,850 - comprising 29,978 males and 28,772 females.[1] It is located at 0°27′S100°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") Padang Panjang, 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).
^ abBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kota Padang Panjang Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1374)
PadangPanjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, spelled as Padang Pandjang in Dutch East Indies era, lit. 'long field', Jawi: ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ), is a city...
from Lake Singkarak to Sipisang. The earthquake occurred during the PadangPanjang week, a market day that is held twice a week; Monday and Friday. As...
Persatuan Sepakbola PadangPanjang, commonly known as PSPP, is an Indonesian football club based in PadangPanjang, West Sumatra. This club played in Liga...
1919 as a result of meeting between the Muslim students of PadangPanjang, Parabek and Padang Japang. The aim of the organization was deepening of Islamic...
attended a religious, rather than secular, school and later moved to PadangPanjang, where she attended the Dininyah school, which combined religious and...
Maninjau. When he was four years old, Hamka and his family moved to PadangPanjang, where he learned to read the Qur'an and recite prayers under the guidance...
"regional" as in the House of Regional Representatives). Gusman was born in PadangPanjang, West Sumatra on 11 February 1962 to Gusman Gaus and Janimar Kamili...
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cities and towns are situated around the mountain including Bukittinggi, PadangPanjang, and Batusangkar. The volcano is also popular among hikers. According...
had historical volcanic activity. Bukittinggi and the smaller town of PadangPanjang are located towards the east of the mountain. There are two lakes at...
PERMI, was a political party espoused Islamic-nationalism based in PadangPanjang, founded in 1930. The party was dissolved due to the crackdown by the...
aged 68 in 1969 in her hometown, PadangPanjang. El Yunusiyah was born on 26 October 1900 in Bukit Surungan, PadangPanjang, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies...
and Lampung. Padang, Padang Pariaman, Pariaman, parts of South Pesisir—0751 Agam, Tanah Datar, Limapuluh Koto, Bukittinggi, PadangPanjang, Payakumbuh—0752...
Padang Station (PD) is a railway station of the Pulau Aie–PadangPanjang railway and Teluk Bayur–Padang railway located at Jl. Stasiun No. 1, Simpang...
13. Bandar Lampung, Lampung 14. Bogor, West Java 15. Pekanbaru, Riau 16. Padang, West Sumatra 17. Malang, East Java 18. Samarinda, East Kalimantan 19. Denpasar...
Muhammadiyah in West Sumatra. In 1915, Haji Rasul founded Sumatera Thawalib in PadangPanjang. Thawalib was an Islamic school that produced many progressive students...
is Padang Besar railway station in Perlis), though currently there is no cross-border train crossing the Malaysia–Thailand border at Rantau Panjang. The...
- Sejarah Minangkabau & Negeri Sembilan (in Indonesian). PadangPanjang: ISI PadangPanjang. p. 84. ISBN 9786025084669. Sartika, Nifha; Sukanadi, I Made;...
Minangkabau Highlands such as Batusangkar, Agam, Lima Puluh Kota, Payakumbuh, PadangPanjang and Bukittinggi. It mainly consists of beef, offal, poultry products...
However, only Tandikat has had historical volcanic activity. The city of PadangPanjang is located at the foot of the mountain. List of volcanoes in Indonesia...
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and research center for Minangkabau culture, located in the city of PadangPanjang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The center building is in the form of a Minangkabau...
recognised as a leading authority on Indonesian cuisine. Owen was born in PadangPanjang, West Sumatra, in what was then the Dutch East Indies, on 31 March 1935...
Kajian Sejarah dan Nilai Tradisional Padang. ISBN 979-938-849-X. "Masjid Adat Warisan Tuanku Nan Balimo". Padang Ekspres. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-08-10...
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