What is Padang?
{{Infobox settlement |official_name =Padang |settlement_type = [[City]] | translit_lang1 = Other |image_skyline = Padang Montage.jpg |image_caption = From top, left to right:<br> [[Adityawarman Museum]]/West Sumatra's traditional house (with iconic [[Minangkabau people|Minangkabau]] architecture), Padang Area Monument, [[Grand Mosque of West Sumatra]], Aerial view of Padang city, ''Fadli Zon'' Cultural Center, and sunset at Padang Beach. |image_seal = Logo Padang.svg |seal_size = 140px |image_shield = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = Lokasi Sumatra Barat Kota Padang.svg |mapsize = |map_caption = Location within [[West Sumatra]] |pushpin_map = Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Sumatra]] and [[Indonesia]] |coordinates={{coord|0|57|0|S|100|21|11|E|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{INA}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name1 = [[File:Coat of arms of West Sumatra.svg|20px]] [[West Sumatra]] |subdivision_name2 = |established_title = Founded |established_date = 7 August 1669 |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = [[Mahyeldi Ansharullah]] |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 695 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |el