Padang
Padang is the capital city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is mostly used by tourists as an access point to Bungus Bay, the surfing sites and indigenous tribal culture of the Mentawai Islands, the inland hills of Bukittinggi, and the Kerinci Seblat National Park. Wikivoyage
Population 909,040 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Indonesia
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Padang. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Museum Adityawarman Museum · 640 m - Galeri Taman Budaya Sumatera Barat Gallery · 540 m
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Gallery Distro Gallery · 720 m - Tugu Gempa Padang Memorial · 790 m
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Tugu Jong Sumatranen Bond Memorial · 810 m - Gallery Balanjo Gallery · 200 m
- Gallery Taman Budaya Padang Gallery · 590 m
- Silungkang Art Center Gallery · 1000 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
More train stations: Bukit Putus 5.3 km, Air Tawar 5.5 km
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