West Sumatra
ProvinceID-SBData as of · Metro Power Rankings
Province of Indonesia.
AsiaCapital: PadangSub-region: SumatraLanguage: Indonesian
Population
5.6M
Metros tracked
1
1.4M in metros (26%)
Composite score
1.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
ISO 3166-2: ID-SB
At a glance
- Endonym
- Sumatera Barat
- Established
- 1957
- Area
- 42,012 km² (16,221 mi²)
- Population density
- 133/km² (344/mi²)
- Highest point
- Mount Kerinci (3,805 m (12,484 ft))
- Legislature
- West Sumatra Regional House of Representatives
- Human Development Index
- 0.752 (2023)
- Rank in Indonesia
- 14th of 37 by composite score
- Area rank
- 17th of 34 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Padang
Civic facts via Wikidata.
West Sumatra metro footprint
1 metroLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
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1 tracked metro
#1243Padang★ Capital
1.4M · Emerging Metro
1.2