Padangsidempuan
Padangsidimpuan | |
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| City of Padangsidimpuan Kota Padangsidimpuan | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Batak | ᯈᯑᯊ᯲ᯎ᯲ ᯚᯪᯑᯪᯔ᯲ᯇᯮᯀᯊ᯲ |
Salak monument | |
| Motto(s): Salumpat Saindege ("Together on one leap, one footing") | |
Location within North Sumatra | |
| Coordinates: 1°22′43″N 99°16′20″E / 1.37861°N 99.27222°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Sumatra |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Incorporated | 30 November 1982 |
| City Status | 21 June 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Letnan Dalimunthe |
| • Vice Mayor | Harry Pahlevi Harahap |
| • Chairman of City's Council of Representatives | Siwan Siswanto (Golkar) |
| • Vice Chairmen of City's Council of Representatives | Rusydi Nasution (Gerindra) and Erwin Nasution (National Mandate Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.28 km2 (61.50 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 236,217 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
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| • Religion | Islam Christianity Catholic Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 634 |
| Vehicle registration | BB |
| Website | padangsidimpuankota |
Padangsidimpuan (also known as Padang Sidimpuan) is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, and the former capital of South Tapanuli Regency, which surrounds the city. It covers an area of 159.28 km2 and had a population of 178,818 according to the 2000 Census. This increased to 191,554 in the 2010 Census and 225,105 in the 2020 Census. The official estimate as of mid-2023 was 236,217, comprising 119,228 males and 116,989 females.
Padangsidimpuan City is located 448 km from the provincial capital, Medan, and is situated in the southwestern most part of North Sumatra Province.