Padang at a glance
With about 942,938 residents, Padang is the 17th largest of the 147 Indonesia cities listed on ConnectLove. It is the largest listed city in West Sumatra, which has 3 cities in this directory. Jakarta, the largest listed city in Indonesia, is roughly 928 km away. The nearest larger city is Pekanbaru, about 203 km away. The closest listed city is Bukittinggi at around 71 km, so a wider discovery distance can include people there too. Padang sits at 0.95°S, 100.35°E, in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.