Padang Panjang, is a city located in the cool highlands of West Sumatra, inland from the provincial capital Padang. Created by Law No.12 of 1…Padang Panjang, is a city located in the cool highlands of West Sumatra, inland from the provincial capital Padang. Created by Law No.12 of 1956, it is an enclave situated geographically within Tanah Datar Regency. It sits on a plateau beneath the volcanoes Mount Marapi and Mount Singgalang. It has an area of 23.0 km² and a population at the 2010 Census of 47,008 and 56,311 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 58,627 - comprising 29,461 males and 29,166 females. It is located at 0°27′S 100°25′E / 0.450°S 100.417°E.
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