Mining permits and environmental impact in Sawahlunto City
· Illustrative sample figures; live figures are on the map.
Sawahlunto City, Sumatera Barat, has 6 registered mining permits, mainly coal. Its administrative area is about 239 km². The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 528 ha, and 160 ha of tree cover was lost in 2025. No environmental bulletins have been published for this area yet.
Affected areas cover pollution and physical damage to land, from licensed and unlicensed mining alike.
Permits by commodity
| Commodity | Permits |
|---|---|
| coal | 6 |
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 22 Oct 2026
Forest loss per year
| Year | ha |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 |
| 2022 | 85 |
| 2023 | 92 |
| 2024 | 69 |
| 2025 | 160 |
Source: Hansen/GFW 2025 v1.12 · Updated 22 Oct 2026
Administrative area
239 km²
Source: BPS/OCHA COD-AB administrative boundaries (2020), simplified · Ministry of Home Affairs code 13.73
Province: Sumatera Barat
Other regencies and cities in Sumatera Barat
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- Solok Regency
- Sijunjung Regency
- Tanah Datar Regency
- Padang Pariaman Regency
- Agam Regency
- Lima Puluh Kota Regency
- Pasaman Regency
- Kepulauan Mentawai Regency
- Dharmasraya Regency
- Solok Selatan Regency
- Pasaman Barat Regency
- Padang City
- Solok City
- Padang Panjang City
- Bukittinggi City
- Payakumbuh City
- Pariaman City
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