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Palakpinang Destination Guide
Touring Palakpinang in Indonesia
Palakpinang in the region of West Sumatra is a city located in Indonesia - some 558 mi or ( 899 km ) North-West of Jakarta , the country's capital city .
Time in Palakpinang is now 08:46 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jakarta " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Timbulun, Tanjungampalu, Supayang, Solok, and Sawahlunto. Being here already, consider visiting Timbulun . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Palakpinang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Scooter SAR Pekanbaru Lebaran 2012
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niagara falls through Indonesia (melewati air terjun niagara indonesia)
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Interesting facts about this location
Sawahlunto
Kota Sawahlunto or Sawah Lunto is a town in West Sumatra, Indonesia, 90 kilometers from Padang. This town covers 5.86 km² and has a population of 15,279. Sawahlunto is one of the mining towns in West Sumatra. It was first established as a town in 1882 by the Dutch along with the coal mining operations during that time. Coal was discovered in the mid-19th century by Ir. de Greve.
Located at -0.67 100.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Ombilin
Ombilin, known formally historically as PT Tambang Batubara Ombilin (TBO) is an open-pit coal mine near Sawahlunto, located approximately 70 kilometres northeast of Padang, West Sumatra. Production in the mine peaked in the 1950s but it was later closed.
Located at -0.68 100.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Sijunjung Regency
Sijunjung, formerly known as Sawahlunto Sijunjung, is a regency (kabupaten) in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The capital of the regency is Muaro Sijunjung. The regency was separated from the former regency Sawahlunto, which nowadays is a municipality of its own. Most of the people work in trade or as government employees, and the rest are farmers. There are few university graduates, because most people are not interested in continuing their studies for reasons of economic and environment culture.
Located at -0.55 101.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
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