Location: West Sumatra
Sumatra, Indonesia
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi: سومترا بارايق
• Minangkabau: Sumatera Baraik
Country: Indonesia
Capital: Padang
Established: August 10, 1957
Government• Body: West Sumatra Regional Government
• Governor: Irwan Prayitno (PKS)
• Vice-governor: Nasrul Abit
Area• Total: 42,012.89 km (16,221.27 sq mi)
Area rank: 16th
Highest elevation: 3,805 m (12,484 ft)
Lowest elevation: 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2014)• Total: 5,131,882
• Rank: 11th
• Density: 120/km (320/sq mi)
• Density rank: 14th
Demonym(s): West Sumatran
Warga Sumatera Barat (id)
Urang Sumatera Baraik (min)
Demographics• Ethnic groups: Minangkabau (88%), Batak (4%), Javanese (4%), Mentawai (1%), Other (3%)
• Religion: Islam (97.4%), Christian (2.2%), Hindu (0.35%), Buddhism (0.06%)
• Languages: Indonesian (official)
Minangkabau, Mentawai (regional)
Time zone: Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7)
Postcodes: 25xxx, 27xxx
Area codes: (62)75x
ISO 3166 code: ID-SB
Vehicle sign: BA
GRP per capita: US$ 2,741
GRP rank: 19th
HDI: 0.707 (High)
HDI rank: 9th (2016)
Largest city by area: Padang – 694.96 square kilometres (268.33 sq mi)
Largest city by population: Padang – (1,000,096 – 2014)
Largest regency by area: Mentawai Islands Regency – 6,011.35 square kilometres (2,321.00 sq mi)
Largest regency by population: Agam Regency – (472,995 – 2014)
Website: Government official site
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West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar, Jawi: سومترا بارايق, Minangkabau: Sumatera Baraik) is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. The latest official estimate for January 2014 shows a population of 5,098,790. West Sumatra is sub-divided into 12 regencies and seven cities. It has relatively more cities than other provinces in Indonesia, except Java province. Its capital is Padang.
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