🇮🇩 Indonesia
Padang
Padang is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 census and 909,040 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 965,050. It is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. The Padang metropolitan area is the third most populous metropolitan area in Sumatra with a population of over 1.7 million. Padang is widely known for its Minangkabau culture, cuisine, and sunset beaches.
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 942,938
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- -0.95, 100.35
How far Padang is from other cities in Indonesia
- Pekanbaru203 km✈ 60 min · 🚗 3 h 23 min
- Batam470 km✈ 1 h 19 min · 🚗 7 h 50 min
- Palembang535 km✈ 1 h 24 min · 🚗 8 h 55 min
- Medan538 km✈ 1 h 24 min · 🚗 8 h 58 min
- Bandar Lampung738 km✈ 1 h 39 min · 🚗 12 h 18 min
- Serang863 km✈ 1 h 48 min · 🚗 14 h 23 min
- Tangerang907 km✈ 1 h 51 min · 🚗 15 h 7 min
- South Tangerang922 km✈ 1 h 52 min · 🚗 15 h 22 min
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