Sumatra's West Coast Residency
| Sumatra's West Coast Residency Sumatra's Westkust Residentie | |||||||||
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| Residency of Dutch East Indies | |||||||||
| 1819–1942 | |||||||||
Map of Sumatra's Westkust Residentie | |||||||||
| Capital | Padang | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Establishment | 1819 | ||||||||
| 14 February – 28 March 1942 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | West Sumatra | ||||||||
West Coast Sumatra (Dutch: Sumatra's Westkust Residentie, abbreviated SWK) refers to the administrative region in the Dutch East Indies that covered the west coast of Sumatra, including the Mentawai, Nias, Banyak and Batu Islands.