Tanah Datar Regency

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 Regency
Kabupaten Tanah Datar
Regency
Rice fields in Tanah Datar
Coat of arms
Location within West Sumatra
Tanah Datar Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Tanah Datar Regency
Tanah Datar Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 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 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] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal code.

DistrictArea
in km2		Population
2010 Census		Population
2020 Census		Admin
centre		No. of
villages		Post
code
Sepuluk Koto
(X Koto)		152.0242,13346,229Pasa Rabaa927151
Batipuh144.2629,89631,883Kubu Karambia827265
Batipuh Selatan
(South Batipuh)		82.7310,43011,217Sumpur427266
Pariangan76.4319,51920,744Simabur627264
Rambatan129.1533,28737,180Rambatan527271
Lima Kaum50.0035,78438,061Lima Kaum527211 - 27216
Tanjung Emas112.0521,68925,047Saruaso427280
Padang Ganting83.0513,64114,599Padang Ganting227282
Lintau Buo60.2217,56419,771Buo427292
Lintau Buo Utara
(North Lintau Buo)		204.3134,81037,652Balai Tangah527293
Sungayang65.4516,90318,671Sungayang527294
Sungai Tarab71.8529,28232,694Sungai Tarab1027261
Salimpaung60.8820,76823,551Tabek Patah627262 - 27263
Tanjuang Baru43.1412,78814,405Tanjuang Alam227281
Totals1,336.00338,494371,704Batusangkar75

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.

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