Padang Panjang City is a small town located in the
Province of West Sumatera, Indonesia and is the smallest town by area in the
Province.
This City also has a nickname as “ the Serambi Mekkah City “. While it administrative
area is surrounded by the city administrative are Tanah Datar Regency.
Padang Panjang town was once the seat of government
while the Padang City, when the Dutch occupied the Padang City in the Dutch
military aggression in 1947.
The City a
Local Government formed under law No. 8 of 1956 on the establishment of an
autonomous region within the small town of Central Sumatera Province on March
23, 1956. Furthermore, based on Law No. 1 of 1957, City status was aligned with
the District and other Cities in Indonesia, and by Government regulation No. 13
,1982, the Padang Panjang City is divided into two District with 16 Villages.
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