Rp 50.6 million (22nd) US$ 3,407 Int$ 10,632 (PPP)
- Growth[5]
4.36%
HDI
0.737 (9th) – high
Website
sumbarprov.go.id
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name
Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
Criteria
Cultural:
Reference
1610
Inscription
2019 (43rd Session)
Area
268.18 ha (662.7 acres)
Buffer zone
7,356.92 ha (18,179.3 acres)
West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Barat[6]) is a province of Indonesia. It is on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. West Sumatra borders the Indian Ocean to the west, as well as the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau to the northeast, Jambi to the southeast, and Bengkulu to the south. The province has an area of 42,119.54 km2 (16,262.45 sq mi),or about the same size as Switzerland,with a population of 5,534,472 at the 2020 census.[7] The official estimate at mid 2022 was 5,640,629.[1] The province is subdivided into twelve regencies and seven cities. It has relatively more cities than other provinces outside Java,[8] although several of them are relatively low in population compared with cities elsewhere in Indonesia. Padang is the province's capital and largest city.
West Sumatra is home to the Minangkabau people, although the traditional Minangkabau region is actually wider than the province's boundaries, covering up to the southern region of North Sumatra, the western region of Riau, the western region of Jambi, the northern region of Bengkulu, and Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia. Another native ethnic group is the Mentawai people, who inhabit the western islands of the same name. Islam is a predominant religion in the province, with about 97.4% of the total population.
West Sumatra was the centre of the Pagaruyung Kingdom, founded by Adityawarman in 1347. The first European to come to the region was a French traveler named Jean Parmentier who arrived around 1523. The region was later colonised by the Dutch Empire and became a residency named Sumatra's West Coast (Dutch: Sumatra's Westkust), whose administrative area included the present-day Kampar Regency in Riau and Kerinci Regency in Jambi. Before becoming a province in 1957, West Sumatra was a part of the province of Central Sumatra (1948–1957), alongside Riau, Jambi, and the Riau Islands.
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^Badan Pusat Statistik (2023). "Produk Domestik Regional Bruto Per Kapita (Ribu Rupiah), 2022" (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Badan Pusat Statistik.
^Badan Pembangunan Nasional (2023). "Capaian Indikator Utama Pembangunan" (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Badan Pembangunan Nasional.
^"Law No. 17 of 2022 on West Sumatra Province". bpk.go.id (in Indonesian).
^Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^Tan, Khee Giap; Mulya Amri; Low, Linda; Tan, Kong Yam (2013). Competitiveness Analysis and Development Strategies for 33 Indonesian Provinces. Singapore: World Scientific. doi:10.1142/9789814504867_0033. ISBN 978-981-4504-85-0. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
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