Tanah Datar Regency Kabupaten Tanah Datar | |
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 Rice fields in Tanah Datar | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Tuah Sepakat Alur dan Patut (Applying Consensus by Rules and Norms) | |
 Location withinWest Sumatra | |
| Coordinates:0°27′00″S100°34′59″E / 0.45°S 100.583°E /-0.45; 100.583 | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Sumatra |
| Regency seat | Batusangkar |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Eka Putra [id] |
| • Vice Regent | Ahmad Fadly [id] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,337.10 km2 (516.26 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 383,676 |
| • Density | 286.946/km2 (743.188/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 752 |
| Website | tanahdatar.go.id |
Tanah Datar Regency (Indonesian:Kabupaten Tanah Datar,lit. 'Flat Land Regency';pronounced[kabuˌpat̪ɛn̪ˌt̪anahˈdat̪ar]) is a landlockedregency (kabupaten) inWest Sumatra province,Indonesia. The regency has an area of 1,337.1 km2 and had a population of 338,484 at the 2010 Census,[2] which rose to 371,704 at the 2020 Census.[3] The official estimate as of mid-2023 was 383,676 - comprising 193,190 males and 190,490 females.[1] Theregency seat is the town ofBatusangkar. The city ofPadang Panjang is also geographically located within the regency but constitutes a municipality (kota otonom, meaning "autonomous city") of its own.
Tanah Datar has several tourist attractions including thePagaruyung 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 traditionalsongket (kain balapak) is woven. The northern part ofLake Singkarak is situated in Tanah Datar. The traditional bull racepacu jawi takes place in the regency, too.[4]
Tanah Datar is divided into fourteendistricts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (nagari) in each district, and its postal code.
| Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km2 | Pop'n 2010 Census | Pop'n 2020 Census | Pop'n mid 2023 Estimate | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
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| Sepuluk Koto (X Koto) | 148.68 | 42,133 | 46,229 | 47,700 | Pasa Rabaa | 9 | 27151 |
| Batipuh | 101.18 | 29,896 | 31,883 | 32,628 | Kubu Karambia | 8 | 27265 |
| Batipuh Selatan (South Batipuh) | 166.78 | 10,430 | 11,217 | 11,507 | Sumpur | 4 | 27266 |
| Pariangan | 58.29 | 19,519 | 20,744 | 21,207 | Simabur | 6 | 27264 |
| Rambatan | 129.38 | 33,287 | 37,180 | 38,563 | Rambatan | 5 | 27271 |
| Lima Kaum | 30.63 | 35,784 | 38,061 | 38,920 | Lima Kaum | 5 | 27211 - 27216 |
| Tanjung Emas | 128.75 | 21,689 | 25,047 | 26,231 | Saruaso | 4 | 27280 |
| Padang Ganting | 68.61 | 13,641 | 14,599 | 14,955 | Padang Ganting | 2 | 27282 |
| Lintau Buo | 110.65 | 17,564 | 19,771 | 20,553 | Buo | 4 | 27292 |
| Lintau Buo Utara (North Lintau Buo) | 199.28 | 34,810 | 37,652 | 38,690 | Balai Tangah | 5 | 27293 |
| Sungayang | 68.36 | 16,903 | 18,671 | 19,303 | Sungayang | 5 | 27294 |
| Sungai Tarab | 83.86 | 29,282 | 32,694 | 33,906 | Sungai Tarab | 10 | 27261 |
| Salimpaung | 56.35 | 20,768 | 23,551 | 24,535 | Tabek Patah | 6 | 27262 - 27263 |
| Tanjuang Baru | 26.30 | 12,788 | 14,405 | 14,978 | Tanjuang Alam | 2 | 27281 |
| Totals | 1,337.10 | 338,494 | 371,704 | 383,676 | Batusangkar | 75 |
Geographically, Tanah Datar Regency is located in the middle ofWest Sumatra Province, at 00º17" South Latitude - 00º39" South Latitude and 100º19" East Longitude – 100º51" East Longitude.[5] Average altitude 400 to 1000meters above sea level.
Tanah Datar Regency is located between two mountains, namelyMount Marapi andMount Singgalang. This topography is dominated by hilly areas and has two-thirds of theSingkarak lake.[6]
In general, the climate in Tanah Datar Regency is moderate with temperatures between 12 °C–25 °C with an average rainfall of more than 3,000 mm per year. Most of the rain falls from September to February. This high rainfall causes sufficient water availability, thus enabling extensiveagricultural business to be developed.
Tanah Datar Regency is an agricultural area, more than 70% of the population works in theagricultural sector, food crop agriculture, plantations, fisheries, andanimal husbandry. Likewise, community businesses in other sectors are also based on agriculture such as tourism and small industry or agro-industry. The people of Tanah Datar are also known to like to save with a total public savings ofIDR 223 billion in 2004.
The economic potential of Tanah Datar Regency can be categorized into three categories, namely: Very Potential, Potential, and Not Potential. The agricultural sectors that have the potential to be developed are cassava, cabbage, rubber, sugar cane, beef cattle breeding, horse breeding, beef goat farming, broiler farming, non-breed chicken, duck farming, and freshwater fish farming. Other sectors that have great potential to be developed are the civil building construction industry, retail traders of processed food products, telecommunication stall businesses, souvenir traders, and historical tourism. Tanah Datar Regency has the potential of almost all agricultural sectors except cloves, tobacco, spinach, and pepper. The mining sector that has the potential to be developed is the excavation of limestone and gravel.
In Tanah Datar Regency today, there are still many Minangkabau traditional historical relics, both in the form of objects and Minangkabau traditional cultural arrangements. The pledgeAdat Basandi Syarak, Syarak Basandi Kitabullah also known as the Satie Oath came from Tanah Datar, namely in Bukit Marapalam, Puncak Pato, North Lintau Buo District.
Historical tourist attractions in Tanah Datar Regency include thePagaruyung Palace (Istano Basa Pagaruyuang),Balai Ruang Sari [id], Puncak Pato,Adityawarman Inscription (Prasasti Adityawarman),Angkek-angkek Stone [id] (Batu Angkek-angkek),Balimbing Tower House [id;min] (Rumah Gadang Balimbing), Waterwheel,Basurek Stone [min] (Batu Basurek),Pariangan Old Village (Nagari Tuo Pariangan),Fort van der Capellen,Batikam Stone (Batu Batikam), and King Palace (Istano Rajo). Meanwhile, for natural and cultural tourism in Tanah Datar Regency, there are Anai Valley, Tabek Pateh Panorama, Pariangan Village, Singkarak Lake, Batu Patah Hill, and Ngalau Pangian.[4]
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