Padang Panjang

Padang Panjang
ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ
City
A traditional Minangkabau rumah gadang ("big house") in Padang Panjang

Seal
Nickname(s): H4D

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 / 0.450°S 100.417°E / -0.450; 100.417Coordinates: 0°27′S 100°25′E / 0.450°S 100.417°E / -0.450; 100.417
Country  Indonesia
Province  West Sumatra
Government
 • Mayor Hendri Arnis
 • Vice Mayor Mawardi
Area
 • Total 23.00 km2 (8.88 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 49,451
 • Density 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code (+62) 752
Website www.padangpanjang.go.id

Padang Panjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, and old known as Padang Pandjang in Dutch East Indies era, literally translated means 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 / 0.450°S 100.417°E / -0.450; 100.417.

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 adverts. In public area, public transport and children area, smoking is prohibited. In other area/building smoking can be done only in a smoking room. In 2014, some pulmonologist medical doctors want to transfer to other towns, because lack of patients.[1]

Notable people

References

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


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