Tanah Datar Regency

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Tanah Datar Regency
Kabupaten Tanah Datar
Rice fields in Tanah Datar
Rice fields in Tanah Datar
Coat of arms of Tanah Datar Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Sumatra
Location within West Sumatra
Tanah Datar Regency is located in Sumatra
Tanah Datar Regency
Tanah Datar Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°27′00″S 100°34′59″E / 0.45°S 100.583°E / -0.45; 100.583
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sumatra
Regency seatBatusangkar
Government
 • RegentIrdinansyah Tarmizi
 • Vice RegentZuldafri Darma
Area
 • Total1,336.60 km2 (516.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total371,704
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 752
Websitetanahdatar.go.id
Pacu jawi, a traditional bull race from Tanah Datar.
Group of people at a tiger trap with a tiger in Soepajang, Bovenlanden Padang, on Sumatra's west coast. (Circa 1895)

Tanah Datar Regency is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) in West Sumatra province, Indonesia. The regency has an area of 1,336 km2, and had a population of 338,484 at the 2010 Census,[2] which rose to 371,704 at the 2020 Census.[3] The regency seat is the town of Batusangkar. The city of Padang Panjang is also geographically located within the regency but constitutes a municipality (kota otonom) of its own.

Tanah Datar has several tourist attractions including the Pagaruyung Palace (Istano Pagaruyuang) with its museum, Sanskrit and Malay language stone inscriptions from the 14th century, several sites with megaliths (batu tagak), and the village Pandai Sikat (Pandai Sikek), where the traditional songket (kain balapak) is still woven. The northern part of Lake Singkarak is situated in Tanah Datar. The traditional bull race pacu jawi take place in the regency too.

Administrative districts[]

Tanah Datar is divided into fourteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and 2020 Census.[5]

District Area
in km2		 Population
2010 Census		 Population
2020 Census
Sepuluk Koto
(X Koto)		 152.02 42,133 46,229
Batipuh 144.26 29,896 31,883
Batipuh Selatan
(South Batipuh)		 82.73 10,430 11,217
Pariangan 76.43 19,519 20,744
Rambatan 129.15 33,287 37,180
Lima Kaum 50.00 35,784 38,061
Tanjung Emas 112.05 21,689 25,047
Padang Ganting 83.05 13,641 14,599
Lintau Buo 60.22 17,564 19,771
Lintau Buo Utara
(North Lintau Buo)		 204.31 34,810 37,652
Sungayang 65.45 16,903 18,671
Sungai Tarab 71.85 29,282 32,694
Salimpaung 60.88 20,768 23,551
Tanjung Baru 43.14 12,788 14,405
Totals 1,336.00 338,494 371,704

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 20211.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 0°27′00″S 100°34′59″E / 0.45°S 100.583°E / -0.45; 100.583

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