Payakumbuh

Also known as Kota Payakumbuh, Payakumbuh City

thumb|Pajakoemboeh scene with water wheel, children swimming, a mosque and a Minangkabau people|Minangkabau town hall in the background

Key facts

Settlement.name: Payakumbuh
Settlement.official_name: City of Payakumbuh
Settlement.translit_lang1: Other
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Jawi
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: ڤايوكومبواه
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_shield: Lambang Kota Payakumbuh.png
Settlement.image_map: Lokasi Sumatra Barat Kota Payakumbuh.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location within West Sumatra
Settlement.pushpin_map: Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Sumatra and Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice Mayor
Settlement.established_date: March 19, 1956
Settlement.area_total_km2: 80.42
Settlement.population_as_of: mid 2023 estimate

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kota Payakumbuh
Population: 125608
Area: 80.43
Elevation: 520
Official website: www.payakumbuhkota.go.id
Image: Streets of Payakumbuh.JPG

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Commons category: Payakumbuh
Statistics Indonesia area code: 1376
name: Payakumbuh
inception: 1956-03-19

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thumb|Pajakoemboeh scene with water wheel, children swimming, a mosque and a Minangkabau people|Minangkabau town hall in the background

Payakumbuh (, Jawi: ) is the second largest city in West Sumatra province, Indonesia, with a population of 116,825 at the 2010 Census and 139,576 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 144,830 - comprising 72,840 males and 71,990 females. It covers an area of 80.42 km² and is in the Minangkabau Highlands, 120 km by road from the West Sumatran capital city of Padang and 180 km from the Riau capital city of Pekanbaru.