Tanah Datar Regency
Tanah Datar Regency
Kabupaten Tanah Datar | |
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Coordinates: 0°27′00″S 100°34′59″E / 0.45°S 100.583°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | West Sumatra |
Regency seat | Batusangkar |
Government | |
• Regent | Irdinansyah Tarmizi |
• Vice Regent | Zuldafri Darma |
Area | |
• Total | 1,336.60 km2 (516.06 sq mi) |
Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 371,704 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Area code | (+62) 752 |
Website | tanahdatar.go.id |
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 |
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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[]
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tanah Datar Regency. |
- (in Indonesian) Official website
- Regencies of West Sumatra
- Sumatra geography stubs