Padangsidempuan

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Padangsidimpuan
City
City of Padangsidimpuan Kota Padangsidimpuan
Other transcription(s)
• Batak	ᯈᯑᯊ᯲ᯎ᯲ ᯚᯪᯑᯪᯔ᯲ᯇᯮᯀᯊ᯲
Salak monument
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Salumpat Saindege ("Together on one leap, one footing")
Location within North Sumatra
Padangsidimpuan Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Show map of Sumatra Padangsidimpuan Padangsidimpuan (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°22′43″N 99°16′20″E / 1.37861°N 99.27222°E / 1.37861; 99.27222
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	North Sumatra
Incorporated	30 November 1982
City Status	21 June 2001
Government
• Mayor	Timur Tumanggor ,S.Sos, M.AP (Acting)
• 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)
	[1]
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Majority: Batak Mandailing and Javanese Others: Minangkabau, Chinese, etc.
• Religion	Islam Christianity Catholic Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 634
Vehicle registration	BB
Website	padangsidimpuankota.go.id

Padangsidimpuan (Padang Sidimpuan) is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, and the former capital of South Tapanuli Regency, which surrounds the city. It has an area of 159.28 km² and a population of 178,818 people at the 2000 census, which rose to 191,554 in the 2010 census^[2] and 225,105 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 236,217 - comprising 119,228 males and 116,989 females.^[1]

Padangsidimpuan City is located at a distance of 448 km from the provincial capital, Medan City, and is one of the areas in the far south-western part of North Sumatra Province.^[4]