Sumatra Barat

Sumatra Barat
Basic data
Area :	42,013 km²
Residents :	5,519,245
Population density :	131 inhabitants / km²
Capital :	Padang
governor	Irwan Prayitno
Location in Indonesia
Website :	www.sumbarprov.go.id

Sumatra Barat (German West Sumatra ) is an Indonesian province on the island of Sumatra .

geography

Sumatra Barat is located in the mountainous western part of the island and includes not only a narrow coastal plain but also parts of the Barisan Mountains . The province also includes the Mentawai Islands . Important rivers are Batang Hari , Batang Kuranji, Batang Anai, Batang Ombilin, Batang Suliki and Batang Arau.

Administrative division

Administrative division of Sumatra Barat

Sumatra Barat consists of the following 12 Kabupaten ( administrative districts ) and 7 Kota ( cities ):

coat of arms	Kabupaten / Kota administrative district / city	Seat of government	location	Kecamatan sub- districts	Desa / Kelurahan / Nagari communities	Area [km²]	Population (2019)	Inhabitants / km² (2019)
	Kabupaten Agam	Lubuk Basung		16	- / - / 82	1,804.30	528.619	293.0
	Kabupaten Dharmasraya	Sungai Dareh		11	- / - / 52	2,961.13	212,653	71.8
	Kabupaten Lima Puluh Kota	Sarilamak		13	- / - / 79	3,571.14	380.173	106.5
	Kabupaten Kep. Mentawai	Tuapejat		10	43 / - / -	6,011.35	87,517	14.6
	Kabupaten Padang Pariaman	Pariaman		17th	- / - / 103	1,332.51	427.919	321.1
	Kabupaten Pasaman	Lubuk Sikaping		12	- / - / 37	3,947.63	318.379	80.7
	Kabupaten Pasaman Barat	Simpang Empat		11	- / - / 19	3,887.77	4,315,175	111.0
	Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan	Painan		15th	- / - / 182	5,749.89	508,691	88.5
	Kabupaten Sijunjung	Muaro Sijunjung		8th	1 / - / 61	3,130.40	236.910	75.7
	Kabupaten Solok	Aro Suka		14th	- / - / 74	3,738.00	384.091	102.8
	Kabupaten Solok Selatan	Padang Aro		7th	- / - / 39	3,346.20	180.905	54.1
	Kabupaten Tanah Datar	Batusangkar		14th	- / - / 75	1,336.10	370.993	277.7
	Kota Bukittinggi	Bukittinggi		3	- / 24 / -	25.24	121,590	4,817.4
	Kota Padang	Padang		11	- / 104 / -	693.66	900.922	1,298.8
	Kota Padang Panjang	Padang Panjang		2	- / 16 / -	23.00	57,767	2,511.6
	Kota Pariaman	Pariaman		4th	55/16 / -	66.13	92,758	1,402.7
	Kota Payakumbuh	Payakumbuh		5	- / 47 / -	85.22	137,792	1,616.9
	Kota Sawahlunto	Sawahlunto		4th	27/10 / -	231.93	66,377	286.2
	Kota Solok	Solook		2	- / 13 / -	71.29	73,614	1,032.6
	Provinsi Sumatra Barat	Padang		179	126/230/803	42,012.89	5,519,245	131.4

Source: Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri RI Nomor 72 Tahun 2019 (ordinance of the Minister of the Interior of October 2019):
The population figures are based on updates by the regional civil registration offices and date from the first half of 2019.

population

The majority of the population belongs to the Minangkabau group, best known for their matrilineal social structure. The capital of the province is the city of Padang .

ethnicities

• Minangkabau (88%)
• Batak (4%)
• Javanese (4%)
• Mentawai (1%)

Religions

• Muslims (97.4%)
• Christian (2.3%)
• Hindus (0.005%)
• Buddhists (0.07%)

Sumatra Barat is thus predominantly influenced by Muslims. The Mentawai Islands are an exception to this, however, where Christians make up the majority of the population. According to the 2010 census, around 80% of the total population of 76,173 and 60,889 on the Mentawai Islands identified themselves as Christians (2/3 Protestants and 1/3 Catholics). In all other regions of Sumatra Barat, the proportion of Christians in the population is less than 1%.

economy

Coal mining and agriculture are economically important; among other things, rubber , palm oil , coffee , tobacco , coconut , rice and tea are grown .

history

Legend has it that the Minangkabau sailed from India to Sumatra in the first centuries AD . In the 14th century, the matriarchal Minangkabau kingdom emerged, which was shaped by Buddhism. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Sumatra was Islamized ; civil war marked the end of the kingdom at the end of the 17th century. Dutch merchants came to the region around 1680 and the British occupied the area in the 18th century . In 1825 the region and all of Sumatra became part of the Dutch-Indian colony; the Dutch were only able to pacify them after a long conflict (Padri War 1821–37). Since Indonesia's independence in 1949, Sumatra Barat has been one of the Indonesian provinces.

Attractions

Minangkabau Culture Documentation and Information Center in Padang Panjang

in the Pagaruyung Kingdom

Suspension bridge

Cantor Walikota Bukittinggi

Maninjau lake

literature

• Sumatera Barat Dalam Angka (West Sumatra Province in Figures) 2020, Badan Pusan ​​Statistics Provinsi Sumatera Utara ( E-Book, Indonesian / English )
• Henning Eichberg 1981: Social behavior and regional development planning. Modernization in the Indonesian relations company (West Sumatra). (= Social Science Writings. 3) Berlin, Duncker & Humblot.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://indonesiabangun.tripod.com/welcome_to_sumatra_island.htm
2. ↑ Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri RI Nomor 72 Tahun 2019: page 6, 600
3. ↑ Results of the 2010 census

Coordinates: 1 ° 0 ′  S , 101 ° 0 ′  E