Padang Panjang

Padang Panjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, spelled as Padang Pandjang in Dutch East Indies era, literally long field, Jawi: ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ‎), is 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 km² and a population of about 50,000. It is located at 0°27′S 100°25′E.

Padang Panjang

ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ
City
A traditional Minangkabau rumah gadang ("big house") in Padang Panjang
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Egypte van Andalas
Motto(s): 
Padang Panjang Kota Serambi Mekah
(Indonesian: Padang Panjang The Courtyard of Mecca)
Location within West Sumatra
Padang Panjang
Location in West Sumatra and Indonesia
Padang Panjang
Padang Panjang (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°27′S 100°25′E
Country Indonesia
Province West Sumatra
Government
 • MayorFadly Amran
 • Vice MayorAsrul
Area
 • Total23.00 km2 (8.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total49,451
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 752
Websiteportal.padangpanjang.go.id

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 town is also home to the Minangkabau Cultural Documentation and Information Center (Pusat Dokumentasi dan Informasi Kebudayaan Minangkabau - PDIKM).

Town without cigarette advertisements

Since 2008, Padangpanjang is the only town/city in Indonesia without cigarette advertisements. In public areas, public transport, and youth facilities, smoking is prohibited. In other areas, smoking is restricted to smoking rooms. In 2014, some pulmonologists wished to transfer to other towns, because of the lack of patients.[1]

Notable people
  • Indonesian Art High School (STSI) in Padang Panjang
  • Street scenery in Padang Panjang in colonial times, with Mount Marapi
  • Earthquake in 1926
  • Minangkabau mosque in Padang Panjang year 1912
  • Europeans sitting before the house of the resident of Padang Panjang in 1900
  • Opening of the railway line in Padang Panjang in 1895

References
  1. "Kisah Kota Padang Panjang Berani Melawan Rokok". June 3, 2014.


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