Object description

Sawahlunto is a city in West Sumatra province, Indonesia, and lies 90 kilometres from Padang, the provincial capital. Sawahlunto is known as the site for the oldest coal mining site in Southeast Asia. Sawahlunto is geographically located in a narrow valley along the Bukit Barisan mountains, and surrounded by several hills, namely Bukit Polan, Bukit Pari, and Bukit Mato. The town has a land area of 273.45 sq. km, and had a population of 56,866 at the 2010 Census and 60,136 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate is 62,779.