Padang is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 Census and 909,040 at the 2020 Census;the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 942,938 - comprising 473,089 males and 469,849 females. It is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. The Padang metropolitan area is the third most populous metropolitan area in Sumatra with a population of over 1.7 million. Padang is widely known for its Minangkabau culture,cuisine,and sunset beaches.
Semen Padang Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club based in Indarung,Padang,West Sumatra. Founded on 30 November 1980,they currently compete in the Liga 1 since 2024–25 season,following promotion.
Nepenthes reinwardtiana is a tropical pitcher plant native to Borneo and Sumatra and to a number of smaller surrounding islands including Bangka,Natuna,Nias,and Siberut. Although some sources have included Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore within the range of this species,these records appear to be erroneous.
Nepenthes singalana is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the island of Sumatra,where it grows at 2000–2900 m above sea level. It is most closely allied to N. diatas and N. spathulata.
Nepenthes ×trichocarpa,the dainty pitcher-Plant,is a common natural hybrid involving N. ampullaria and N. gracilis. It was originally thought to be a distinct species and was described as such.
Nepenthes ×kuchingensis is a natural hybrid between N. ampullaria and N. mirabilis. Although it is named after the city of Kuching in Sarawak,this plant has a wide distribution across Borneo,New Guinea,Peninsular Malaysia,Sumatra,and Thailand.
Andalas University is a public research university in Padang,West Sumatra. Andalas is one of the major public institutions of higher learning in Indonesia,and the oldest outside the island of Java. The university is known for its excellence in social sciences and medical program,and has produced numerous distinguished alumni in public and private service. In November 2019,Andalas was ranked fourth best Indonesian research university from a nationwide evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Research and Technology.
Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah,better known by his pen name Hamka was an Indonesian ʿālim,philosopher,writer,novelist,lecturer,politician and journalist.
Andalas State Polytechnics is a higher education institution in Padang,West Sumatra,Indonesia.
Indonesian Medical Olympiad (IMO) is an Indonesian academic competition on medical knowledge that is presented by the Indonesian Medical Students' Executive Board Association,a member of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations. IMO is the biggest academic competition for medical students of Indonesia,and has been named National Medical Challenge (2010) and National Medical Olympiad (2011).
Zuber Usman was an Indonesian teacher and writer,known as an early pioneer of Indonesian literary criticism. Born in Padang,West Sumatra,he was educated in Islamic schools until 1937,after which he became a teacher. Dabbling in writing short stories during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and the ensuing revolution,for the rest of his life Usman focused on teaching and writing about literature.
Muchlis Hadi Ning Syaifulloh is an Indonesian former footballer who plays as a forward.
Irman Gusman is an Indonesian politician and businessman. He is a former speaker of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) of Indonesia,who became the first Indonesian parliamentary leader to be elected for two consecutive terms. This earned him the nickname Pejuang daerah.
Dr. Abubakar Jaar was a civil servant and lawyer for the Dutch East Indies. After the independence of Indonesia,he was mayor of Padang and resident of North Sumatra replacing Luat Siregar and resident of West Sumatra.
Saldi Isra is an Indonesian jurist and law professor. In April 2017,he became a Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court,one of the nation's two top courts. Prior to becoming Constitutional Court Justice,he was a professor of constitutional law at the Andalas University in his native West Sumatra. Throughout his academic career,he received awards in connection to his efforts against corruption in Indonesia.
Andalas Grand Mosque is a mosque located in Andaleh Street no.56,Andaleh,East Padang district,Padang,West Sumatra,Indonesia. The mosque consists of a green building with two floors which has area of 1,200 m2,and a minaret in the southeast and an entrance gate in the south.
Mahyeldi Ansharullah is an Indonesian politician from the Prosperous Justice Party who is the current governor of West Sumatra. He was made mayor of Padang in 2014,following a five-year tenure as deputy and victory in the elections of 2013 and 2018.
Adityawarman Museum is a State Museum located in Padang,Western Sumatra. As a State Museum,Adityawarman Museum is officially known as the State Museum of West Sumatra. The museum displays ethnographic collections of items related to the culture of the Province of West Sumatra,particularly the culture of Minangkabau and Mentawai.
Harun Al Rasyid Zain,also known as Datuk Sinaro,was an Indonesian academics,economist and bureaucrat. He served as the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration in the Third Development Cabinet and for two periods (1967-1977) he was the governor of West Sumatra. He was also a Rector of the Andalas University in Padang,Indonesia.
Marlis Rahman was an Indonesian politician and academic. He served as Governor of West Sumatra for eight months between 2009 and 2010,and before that as the province's vice governor between 2005 and 2009. He was previously the rector of Andalas University.
