Sawahlunto
in Provinsi Sumatera Barat, Indonesia

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-0.675 and 100.807 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -0° 40' 29" and E 100° 48' 25"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rupiah - IDR
Spoken languages:
Indonesian, English, Dutch, Javanese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:07 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
UTC/GMT offset: 7 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:11 am and 6:17 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
0.633 and -79.150 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hacienda San Miguel
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Indonesia in South-Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Indonesia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Indonesia. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Discover Sawahlunto

Sawahlunto in Provinsi Sumatera Barat is a city in Indonesia about 565 mi (or 910 km) north-west of Jakarta, the country's capital city.

Local time in Sawahlunto is now 11:07 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Jakarta with an UTC offset of 7 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Sawahlunto. The closest airport in Indonesia is Tabing Airport in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra in a distance of 74 mi (or 120 km), South-East.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tanjungampalu, Tanjungampalu, Kototujuh, Talawi and Kumanis. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Chance of rainfall 6%
Air Humidity 79%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 66% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Monday, 29th of April 2024

31°C (88 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

28°C (82 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

28°C (82 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Tour de Singkarak 2012 Stage 1 - Sawahlunto

Published: December 11, 2012
Length: 21:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Muliardy Banun

Tour de Singkarak 2012 West Sumatera - Indonesia, Stage 1 : Sawahlunto - Sijunjung - Sawahlunto, 4th June 2012.


Tour De Singkarak 2012 Di Sawahlunto.3gp

Published: June 04, 2012
Length: 31:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: rachmad yuli

Tour De Singkarak 2012 yang di rekam di Mesjid Syuhada Kubang Sirakuk Atas Sawahlunto.


Sawahlunto MTB Adventure 2 #BMC Padang

Published: January 30, 2013
Length: 47:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ronald Ciptadi


Muray Batu (Lansano Mudo, Sawahlunto)

Published: October 11, 2012
Length: 03:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jerry elmarch

Perfect Player!!


Muray batu nembak (Lansano Mudo Sawahlunto).mp4

Published: November 02, 2012
Length: 21:51 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jerry elmarch

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Penyambutan Iwako pulang basamo 2012

Published: September 02, 2012
Length: 30:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: muhammad noves

Disambut dengan tari pasambahan dan carano . Dalam rangka merayakan Idul Fitri 1433 H di kampung halaman Nagari Kolok Kota Sawahlunto (Sumbar)


reaching puncak polan

Published: December 13, 2009
Length: 31:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sya Taha

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beautiful handbags for little girls creative

Published: September 16, 2014
Length: 52:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: anto abdul

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country cottage beautiful home decor for the family

Published: January 11, 2015
Length: 08:41 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: anto abdul

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design hotel bedroom beautiful hotel for holiday

Published: February 25, 2015
Length: 59:03 min
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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

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 -0.666667, 100.783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Populated places in West Sumatra, Cities in Indonesia, Sawahlunto

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 -0.683333, 100.767 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Coal mines in Indonesia

Popular in vicinity

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sawahloento, Sawahlunto