Christianity in West Sumatra
Christianity is the second largest religious community in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra after Islam. Christians in West Sumatra generally come from the Mentawai, Batak, Chinese and Nias ethnicities. According to a 2021 Ministry of Home Affairs data, the percentage of Christians in West Sumatra is 2.34%: to 1.50% Protestant, and 0.84% Catholic. Christianity is the demographic majority in the Mentawai Islands Regency.[1]
The Padang Diocese building was built during the Dutch colonial era
Christians by municipality
The majority of Mentawai people in West Sumatra adhere to Christianity
The following is data on Christians in West Sumatra, based on data from the Ministry of Home Affairs as of 30 June 2021.[1]
| Christianity in West Sumatra (2021) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Municipality | Population | Protestants | % | Catholics | % | Total Christians | % |
| 1 | Mentawai Islands Regency | 90.904 | 44.068 | 48,48% | 26.365 | 29,00% | 70.433 | 77,48% |
| 2 | Padang City | 918.463 | 14.130 | 1,54% | 12.377 | 1,35% | 26.507 | 2,89% |
| 3 | Bukittinggi City | 128.944 | 2.095 | 1,62% | 1.134 | 0,88% | 3.229 | 2,50% |
| 4 | West Pasaman Regency | 436.298 | 7.395 | 1,70% | 2.769 | 0,63% | 10.164 | 2,33% |
| 5 | Dharmasraya Regency | 226.264 | 3.162 | 1,40% | 489 | 0,22% | 3.651 | 1,62% |
| 6 | Padang Panjang City | 59.998 | 392 | 0,65% | 357 | 0,60% | 749 | 1,25% |
| 7 | Payakumbuh City | 141.171 | 831 | 0,59% | 700 | 0,50% | 1.531 | 1,09% |
| 8 | Solok City | 76.272 | 512 | 0,67% | 271 | 0,36% | 783 | 1,03% |
| 9 | Agam Regency | 524.561 | 3.915 | 0,75% | 397 | 0,08% | 4.312 | 0,83% |
| 10 | South Solok Regency | 181.661 | 1.312 | 0,72% | 184 | 0,10% | 1.496 | 0,82% |
| 11 | Sawalunto City | 66.962 | 306 | 0,46% | 114 | 0,17% | 420 | 0,63% |
| 12 | Sijunjung Regency | 240.079 | 882 | 0,37% | 301 | 0,13% | 1.183 | 0,50% |
| 13 | Padang Pariaman Regency | 436.893 | 1.496 | 0,34% | 485 | 0,11% | 1.981 | 0,45% |
| 14 | Pasaman Regency | 301.444 | 1.171 | 0,39% | 162 | 0,05% | 1.333 | 0,44% |
| 15 | Pariaman City | 95.519 | 197 | 0,21% | 117 | 0,12% | 314 | 0,33% |
| 16 | Pesisir Selatan Regency | 515.549 | 811 | 0,16% | 181 | 0,04% | 992 | 0,20% |
| 17 | Lima Puluh Kota Regency | 388.585 | 511 | 0,13% | 241 | 0,06% | 752 | 0,19% |
| 18 | Tanah Datar Regency | 374.431 | 325 | 0,09% | 139 | 0,04% | 464 | 0,13% |
| 19 | Solok Regency | 392.338 | 320 | 0,08% | 38 | 0,01% | 358 | 0,09% |
| Total | 5.596.336 | 83.831 | 1,50% | 46.821 | 0,84% | 130.652 | 2,34% | |
References
- "Visualisasi Data Kependudukan - Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2021" (visual). www.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id.
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