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Sumatera Barat

West Sumatra
Sumatera Barat
Province
Top upper left: Minangkabau International Airport in Padang, Top lower left:Sumatera Local Government Office in Padang, Top right:Jam Gadang clocktower in Bukittinggi, Middle left:Rumah Gadang, traditional house in Pandai Sikek village, Middle right:Ngaai Siarok Valley in Bukittinggi, Bottom:Panorama view of Lake Maninjau
Top upper left: Minangkabau International Airport in Padang, Top lower left:Sumatera Local Government Office in Padang, Top right:Jam Gadang clocktower in Bukittinggi, Middle left:Rumah Gadang, traditional house in Pandai Sikek village, Middle right:Ngaai Siarok Valley in Bukittinggi, Bottom:Panorama view of Lake Maninjau
Flag of West Sumatra
Flag
Official seal of West Sumatra
Seal
Motto: Tuah Sakato (Minangkabau)
(United and Prosperous)
Map indicating the location of West Sumatra in Indonesia
Location of West Sumatra (green) in Indonesia (beige).
Coordinates: 1°00′S 100°30′E / 1.000°S 100.500°E / -1.000; 100.500Coordinates: 1°00′S 100°30′E / 1.000°S 100.500°E / -1.000; 100.500
Country  Indonesia
Established August 10, 1957
Capital Logo Padang.svg Padang
Government
 • Body West Sumatra Regional Government
 • Governor Irwan Prayitno (PKS)
 • Vice-governor Nasrul Abit
Area
 • Total 42,012.89 km2 (16,221.27 sq mi)
Area rank 16th
Highest elevation 3,805 m (12,484 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 5,131,882
 • Rank 11th
 • Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Density rank 14th
Demonym(s) West Sumatran
Warga Sumatera Barat (id)
Urang Sumatera Baraik (min)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups Minangkabau (88%), Batak (4%), Javanese (4%), Mentawai (1%), Other (3%)
 • Religion Islam (97.4%), Christian (2.2%), Hindu (0.35%), Buddhism (0.06%)
 • Languages Indonesian (official)
Minangkabau, Mentawai (regional)
Time zone Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7)
Postcodes 25xxx, 27xxx
Area codes (62)75x
ISO 3166 code ID-SB
Vehicle sign BA
GRP per capita US$ 2,741
GRP rank 19th
HDI Increase 0.699 (Medium)
HDI rank 9th (2015)
Largest city by area Padang - 694.96 square kilometres (268.33 sq mi)
Largest city by population Padang - (889,561 - 2014)
Largest regency by area Mentawai Islands Regency - 6,011.35 square kilometres (2,321.00 sq mi)
Largest regency by population Agam Regency - (472,995 - 2014)
Website www.sumbarprov.go.id

West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar, Jawi: سومترا بارت‎, Minangkabau: Sumatera Baraik) is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. The latest official estimate for January 2014 shows a population of 5,098,790. West Sumatra is sub-divided into 12 regencies and seven cities. It has relatively more cities than other provinces in Indonesia, except Java province. Its capital is Padang.

It borders the provinces of North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast.

The history of West Sumatra is related to the history of the Minangkabau people. Archaeological evidence indicates that the area surrounding the Limapuluh Koto regency forms the first area inhabited by the Minangkabau. Limapuluh Koto regency covers a number of large rivers which meet at the eastern part of the Sumatran coastline and provided sailing transportation until the end of the last century. The Minangkabau ancestors were believed to have arrived via this route. They sailed from Asia (Indo-China) via the South China Sea, crossing the Malacca Strait and later settled along the Kampar, Siak and Indragiri (or Kuantan) rivers. Some lived and developed their culture and traits around the Limapuluh Koto regency.


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