Sawahlunto

Sawahlunto is a city in , Indonesia. It lies 90 kilometres from , the provincial capital. Sawahlunto is known as the site for the oldest coal mining site in Southeast Asia.
  • City with about 61,400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 320 metres (1,060 feet)
  • Description: city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as
    “Kota Sawah Lunto”
    “Sawahloento”
    “Sawahlunto City”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sawahlunto Rail and Train Museum and Sawahlunto Cultural Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saringan and North Kubang Sirakuk.
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Latitude
-0.68181° or 0° 40′ 55″ south
Longitude
100.77855° or 100° 46′ 43″ east
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6PF28Q9H+7C
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Sawahlunto” goes by many names.
سواهلنتوArabic
سواهلونتوArabic
ՍավահլունտոArmenian
Kota SawahluntoBalinese
СавахлунтаBelarusian
Kota SawahluntoBetawi
SawahluntoCatalan
Kota Sawah LuntoCebuano
Sawahlunto (kapital sa kabupaten sa Indonesia)Cebuano
沙哇倫多Chinese
SawahluntoCzech
Sawah LoentoDutch
SawahluntoDutch
SawahluntoFinnish
სავაჰლუნტოGeorgian
ΣαουαχλούντοGreek
סוואהלונטוHebrew
Kota SawahluntoIndonesian
Kota-Kecil Sawah LuntoIndonesian
Kotapraja Sawah LuntoIndonesian
Sawah LuntoIndonesian
SawahluntoItalian
サワルントJapanese
Kutha SawahluntoJavanese
SawahluntoJavanese
SawahluntoKomering
Kota SawahluntoMalagasy
SawahluntoMalay
സവാഹ്ലുന്തോMalayalam
Sawahlunto ChhīMin Nan Chinese
Kota SawahluntoMinangkabau
Koto SawahluntoMinangkabau
SawahluntoOccitan (post 1500)
ساواهلونتوPersian
SawahluntoPolish
СавахлунтоRussian
SawahluntoSlovak
Kota Sawah LuntoSwedish
Sawah LuntoSwedish
SawahluntoTurkish
СавахлунтоUkrainian
ساواہلونتوUrdu
SawahluntoVietnamese

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gereja Katolik Santa Barbara and Sawahlunto Regional General Hospital.

Curious Places to Discover

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West Sumatra: Highlights

Learn more about Padang and Bukittinggi.