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Also known as Padangsidimpuan City, Padang Sidempuan City

Padangsidimpuan (also known as Padang Sidimpuan) is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, and the former capital of South Tapanuli Regency, which surrounds the city. It covers an area of 159.28 km2 and had a population of 178,818 according to the 2000 Census. This increased to 191,554 in the 2010 Census and 225,105 in the 2020 Census. The official estimate as of mid-2023 was 236,217, comprising 119,228 males and 116,989 females.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Padangsidimpuan
Settlement.official_name
City of Padangsidimpuan
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Other
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Batak
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
ᯈᯑᯊ᯲ᯎ᯲ ᯚᯪᯑᯪᯔ᯲ᯇᯮᯀᯊ᯲
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
PadandsidimpuanSalak.jpg
Settlement.caption
Salak monument
Settlement.image_shield
Lambang Kota Padang Sidempuan.jpg
Settlement.image_map
Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kota Padangsidempuan.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location within North Sumatra
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Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
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Province
Settlement.established_title2
Incorporated
Settlement.established_date2
30 November 1982
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City Status

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Kota Padang Sidempuan
Population
225544
Area
114.65
Elevation
310
Image
PadangsidimpuanSalak.jpg
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Commons category
Padang Sidempuan
inception
2001-06-21
Statistics Indonesia area code
1277
name
Padangsidimpuan
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21 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Etymology and Dutch colonial rule
  • Indonesia Revolution 1945–1949
  • Liberation Democracy (1950-1960)
  • New Order until autonomous city (1982-2001)
  • Geography
  • Administrative districts
  • Economic
  • Transportation
  • Becak Sidimpuan
  • Demographics
  • Population
  • Religion
  • Climate
  • Tourism
  • Tugu Salak (Salak Monument)
  • Alaman Bolak Padang Nadimpu (Padang Nadimpu Square)
  • Pasar Pajak Batu Area.
  • Tor (Hill) Simarsayang
  • Gallery
  • References

Padangsidimpuan (also known as Padang Sidimpuan) is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, and the former capital of South Tapanuli Regency, which surrounds the city. It covers an area of 159.28 km2 and had a population of 178,818 according to the 2000 Census. This increased to 191,554 in the 2010 Census and 225,105 in the 2020 Census. The official estimate as of mid-2023 was 236,217, comprising 119,228 males and 116,989 females.

Padangsidimpuan City is located 448 km from the provincial capital, Medan, and is situated in the southwestern most part of North Sumatra Province.

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