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, which rose to 371,704 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 376,276 - comprising 188,551 males and 187,725 females. 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 | |
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Rice fields in Tanah Datar | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within West Sumatra | |
| Coordinates: 0.45°S 100.583°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Sumatra |
| Regency seat | Batusangkar |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Eka Putra |
| • Vice Regent | Richi Aprian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,336.60 km2 (516.06 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 376,276 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 752 |
| Website | tanahdatar.go.id |
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.