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Painan

Painan is a coastal town that serves as the capital of the South Pesisir regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is an urban centre (kelurahan) in IV Jurai District.

Painan
town
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CountryIndonesia Indonesia
ProvinceWest Sumatra
RegencySouth Pesisir
Government
 • Camat-
Population
 • Total
14,425 (2,010 Census)
Time zoneUTC 7 (WIB)

History

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There is no certain historical document or archive that holds the origin of the town's name. According to the local folklore, the name 'Painan' originated from paik nian, which means "very bitter" in Bahasa Minangkabau, the language of the Minangkabau people who live in the area. The phrase paik nian itself might refer to how difficult the life of the town's local people was in the past. It might also reflect the fact that the town's topography (surrounded by hills and rivers) caused this place to be difficult to traverse by travelers.

This coastal town became an important place during Indonesia's colonial period in 1663 when the Dutch, via the Dutch East India Company, set a trading post in Pulau Cingkuak (Cingkuak Island), one of many islands that are located offshore the town, as documented in the "Perjanjian Painan" or 'Painan Treaty'. Through the treaty, the local chiefs of the West Coast of Sumatra were also bound to supply pepper and gold to the Dutch.[1]

Economy

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Nowadays, as the capital of the South Pesisir regency, this town is the center of economic activities in the regency. According to the regency's website, this town's main economic activities lie in farming, fishery, and tourism.[2]

Education

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Painan has 4 Kindergartens and 2 Play Groups. It also has 9 Primary schools, 2 Junior High schools, 1 Senior High school, 1 Public High school and 1 University.

Administration

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Painan is divided into 3 administrative villages or kelurahan :

  1. East Painan
  2. Painan
  3. South Painan

Climate

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Painan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Painan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8) 		30.4
(86.7) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.8
(87.4) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.6
(85.3) 		29.6
(85.3) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.9
(78.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.6
(70.9) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.6
(71.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 322
(12.7) 		234
(9.2) 		268
(10.6) 		276
(10.9) 		192
(7.6) 		174
(6.9) 		154
(6.1) 		191
(7.5) 		249
(9.8) 		331
(13.0) 		370
(14.6) 		353
(13.9) 		3,114
(122.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

Tourism

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Paragliding from Painan's Langkisau Hill
 
Jembatan akar, a tourist attraction near Painan

These are several tourist attractions in Painan :

  1. Paragliding from the town's Langkisau Hill
  2. Panorama of the Kabung Bay Hills .
  3. Taratak River in Lundang
  4. Mandeh Tourism Area
  5. Batu Kalang Beach and the Gulf Coast Sikulo
  6. Jembatan akar or "Tree-Root Bridge", a bridge that forms from the fabric of the root from two trees that grow across and extends over a stream
  7. Bayang Sani Waterfalls (also known as Welkum, a former Dutch era bathhouse)
  8. Lumpo Waterfall
  9. Langkisau Hill (sights and paragliding)
  10. Carocok Beach
  11. Timbulun Waterfall
  12. Salido Kecil (a famous gold mine during the era of Dutch East Indies)
  13. Nipah River shore
  14. Cingkuk Island (Site of the ruin of a Portuguese-Dutch fort)
  15. Kerabak Island
  16. Turtle Island
  17. Teluk Kasai Beach

Notes

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  1. ^ Bulbeck, David (1998). Southeast Asian Exports Since the 14th Century: Cloves, Pepper, Coffee and Sugar. Singapore: ISEAS. pp. 81–82. ISBN 9789813055674.
  2. ^ http://www.pesisirselatan.go.id Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Climate: Painan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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1°21′4″S 100°34′32″E / 1.35111°S 100.57556°E / -1.35111; 100.57556

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