Payakumbuh

Payakumbuh
Payokumbuah (Minangkabau)
City
City of Payakumbuh
Kota Payakumbuh
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiڤايوكومبواه
Coat of arms of Payakumbuh
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Ngalau Indah
Masjid Gadang Balai Nan Duo
Gedung DPRD Kota Payakumbuh
Tugu Adipura
Gunung Sago
Persimpangan jalan
Persawahan
From above, left to rightː Ngalau Indah, Tuo Koto Nan Ampek Mosque, Payakumbuh City Council Office, Monument on Jalan Soekarno-Hatta which is now Adipura monument, Mount Sago, Adipura monument Road Junction, and rice fields.
Location within West Sumatra
Location within West Sumatra
Payakumbuh is located in Sumatra
Payakumbuh
Payakumbuh
Location in West Sumatra and Indonesia
Payakumbuh is located in Indonesia
Payakumbuh
Payakumbuh
Payakumbuh (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°14′S 100°38′E / 0.233°S 100.633°E / -0.233; 100.633
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province West Sumatra
Government
 • MayorRiza Falepi
 • Vice MayorErwin Yunaz
Area
 • Total80.42 km2 (31.05 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total144,830
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 752
ClimateAf
Websitepayakumbuhkota.go.id
Pajakoemboeh scene with water wheel, children swimming, a mosque and a Minangkabau town hall in the background

Payakumbuh (Minangkabau: Payokumbuah, Jawi: ڤايوكومبواه‎) is the second largest city in West Sumatra province, Indonesia, with a population of 116,825 at the 2010 Census[2] and 139,576 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 144,830 - comprising 72,840 males and 71,990 females.[1] It covers an area of 80.42 km² and is in the Minangkabau Highlands, 120 km by road from the West Sumatran capital city of Padang and 180 km from the Riau capital city of Pekanbaru.

The whole area is surrounded on all sides by (but administratively independent from) the Lima Puluh Kota Regency, making it an enclave. It is located near the volcanoes of Mount Merapi, Mount Sago, and Bukit Barisan. Payakumbuh means "grassy swamp" in the Minangkabau language., suggesting that the area was originally swampy.

In 2011, Payakumbuh had the highest economic growth of any city in West Sumatra. Innovations in sanitation, waste management, healthy traditional markets, street vendors coaching, and urban drainage resulted in this city being awarded the "Urban Innovation Management" in 2012. In 2013, Payakumbuh received the "Adipura" ('cleanest city') award in the category of small city for the seventh time.

Payakumbuh is known for flying duck races, foods like batiah (small sweet rice cookies), gelamai (a sweet coconut palm sugared snack) and rendang. Payakumbuh produces a wide range of agriculture products including rice, milk, cattle and palm sugar.

Payakumbuh and its surrounding villages, namely Mungka, Simalanggang and Batuhampar are the origin of the Negeri Sembilan people of Malaysia.[4]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2023, Kota Payakumbuh Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1376)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Abdullah Siddik, Pengantar Undang-undang Adat di Malaysia, 1975