What is West Sumatra?
{{Infobox settlement | name = West Sumatra | official_name = | image_flag = Flag of West Sumatra.svg | image_shield = {{#property:p94}} | image_alt = | image_map = {{#property:p242}} | map_caption = Location of West Sumatra (red) in Indonesia (beige). | nickname = ''Ranah Minang'' <small>([[Minangkabau language|Minangkabau]])</small><br /><small>Land of Minangkabau</small> | motto = تواه ساكتو<br /><small>Tuah Sakato ([[Minangkabau language|Minangkabau]])</small><br><small>Agree to Implement the Consensus Result</small> | coordinates = {{coord|1|00|S|100|30|E|region:ID_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = [[Indonesia]] | subdivision_type1 = Capital<br />{{nobold|and largest city}} | subdivision_name1 = [[Padang]] | established_title = Established | established_date = 10 August 1957 | seat = | governing_body = West Sumatra Provincial Government | leader_title = Governor | leader_name = [[Mahyeldi Ansharullah]] | leader_title2 = Vice Governor | leader_name2 = {{ill|Audy Joinaldy|id}} | unit_pref = Metric <!--or US or UK--> | area_total_km2 = 42012.89 | area_rank = 16th in Indonesia | population_total = 5534472 | population_as_of = [[2020 Indonesian census|2020 census]] | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://sumbar.bps.go.id/indicator/12/32/1/jumlah-penduduk-.html|title=Jumlah Penduduk (Jiwa), 2018-2020|publisher=[[Statistics Indonesia|Badan Pusat Statistik]]|access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref> | populatio