Tanah Datar

Tanah Datar

Infobox Regency of Indonesia
official_name = Tanah Datar
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province = West Sumatra
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capital = Batusangkar
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area_total = 1336.60
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population_as_of = 2004
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population_total = 334,000
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timezone = WIB
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website = [http://www.tanahdatar.go.id/ www.tanahdatar.go.id]
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Tanah Datar is a regency ("kabupaten") in West Sumatra province, Indonesia. The regency has a population of 334,000. The capital of the regency is Batusangkar. The city Padang Panjang is also located in the regency but constitutes a municipality ("kota otonom") of its own.

Tanah Datar has several tourist attractions like the museum in Pagaruyung Palace ("Istano Pagaruyuang"), megaliths with inscriptions near Batusangkar and the village Pandai Sikat ("Pandai Sikek"), where the traditional "songket" ("kain balapak") is still woven. The northern part of Lake Singkarak is also situated in Tanah Datar.

Administration

Tanah Datar is divided in 14 subdistricts ("kecamatan"):

:Batipuh, Batipuh Selatan, X Koto, V Kaum, Lintau Buo Utara, Lintau Buo, Padang Ganting, Pariangan, Rambatan, Salimpaung, Sungai Tarab, Sungayang, Tanjung Emas, Tanjung Baru

External links

*id icon [http://www.tanahdatar.go.id/ Official website]


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