Padang metropolitan area

Padang metropolitan area Palapa
From top, left to right: West Sumatra grand mosque, Tabuik Festival in Pariaman city, View Padang city, Statue in Solok Regency, View Padang Pariaman Regency, Solok city townhall
Coordinates: 0°57′0″S 100°21′11″E / 0.95000°S 100.35306°E / -0.95000; 100.35306
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Sumatra
Core city	Padang
Satellite city	Pariaman Solok
Regencies	Padang Pariaman Regency Solok Regency (part)
Area
• Metro	3,206.85 km2 (1,238.17 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Metro	1,752,482
• Metro density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
GDP metro	2023[1]
- Total	Rp 124.003 trillion US$ 8.136 billion US$ 26.056 billion (PPP)
- Per capita	Rp 71.036 million US$ 4,660 US$ 14,926 (PPP)

Padang metropolitan area or officially Palapa; (acronym of "Padang-Lubuk Alung/Padang Pariaman-Pariaman") is a metropolitan area located in Indonesia. This area includes Padang city and its surrounding areas such as Padang city, Pariaman city, Padang Pariaman Regency with later include Solok city and Solok Regency (part) due to increase mobility between area. This region of West Sumatra province, officially the biggest city in Sumatra island directly facing Indian Ocean. Padang city also host First Summit Indian Ocean Rim Association in 2017 (co-host with Jakarta). It has an area of 3,206.85 km², and at the 2023 estimate had a population of 1,752,482^[2]