Sawahlunto

city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Place city_of_indonesia Q7263
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Sawahlunto

Summary

Sawahlunto is a city of Indonesia[1]. Sawahlunto draws 352 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #55 of 91).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sawahlunto was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[3].
  • Sawahlunto is located in West Sumatra[4].
  • Sawahlunto is located in Central Sumatra[5].
  • Sawahlunto is in the country of Indonesia[6].
  • Sawahlunto's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia[7].
  • Sawahlunto's instance of is recorded as Kotapraja[8].
  • Sawahlunto's shares border with is recorded as Solok[9].
  • Sawahlunto's shares border with is recorded as Tanah Datar[10].
  • Sawahlunto's shares border with is recorded as Sijunjung[11].
  • Sawahlunto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barangin[12].
  • Sawahlunto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lembah Segar[13].
  • Sawahlunto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Silungkang[14].
  • Sawahlunto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Talawi[15].
  • Sawahlunto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Malacca[16].
  • Sawahlunto's legislative body is recorded as Q56393895[17].
  • Sawahlunto's highest judicial authority is recorded as Q140470533[18].
  • Sawahlunto's Commons category is recorded as Sawahlunto[19].
  • Sawahlunto comprises Soengai Doerian Mining Site[20].
  • Sawahlunto comprises Sawahlunto Mining School[21].
  • Sawahlunto comprises Coal Processing Plant Compound[22].
  • Sawahlunto comprises Ombilin Railway[23].
  • Sawahlunto comprises Ombilin Company Town[24].
  • Sawahlunto comprises Salak Power Plant and Ranith Water Pumping Station[25].
  • Sawahlunto comprises Ombilin Railway System[26].
  • Sawahlunto comprises Padang Panjang Railway Bridge[27].

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Geography

Sawahlunto is in the country of Indonesia[6]. Located in include West Sumatra[4], a province of Indonesia[28], in Indonesia[29], founded in 1957[30] and Central Sumatra[5], a province of Indonesia[31], in Indonesia[32], founded in 1948[33].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+273.45'}[34], {'amount': '+268.18'}[35], and {'amount': '+7356.92'}[36]. Elevations include {'amount': '+322'}[37] and {'amount': '+295'}[38]. Sawahlunto has a population of {'amount': '+61427'}[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Indonesia[7] and Kotapraja[8]. Sawahlunto's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[40].

History and Context

December 1, 1888 marks the founding of Sawahlunto[41].

Why It Matters

Sawahlunto draws 352 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_indonesia category, ranking #55 of 91).[2] Sawahlunto has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Sawahlunto is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470533
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56462|batch #56462]]: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  2. 6w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Q56393895
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48356|batch #48356]]: add legislative branch to each kabkot"
  3. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  4. 21w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+322'}, {'amount': '+295'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Sawahlunto
    Coordinates → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Govdirectory
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29988|batch #29988]]: name stated in [[Q112136164]]"
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