Pasaman Regency is a
regency ''(kabupaten)'' of
West Sumatra,
Indonesia. It has an area of and had a population of 252,981 at the 2010 Census and 299,851 at the 2020 Census. The
regency seat is the town of
Lubuk Sikaping.
Pasaman is located in the north-east of West Sumatra. The town of Bonjol, birthplace of
Tuanku Imam Bonjol, is notable for being the area where the
Trans-Sumatran Highway crosses the equator. Although the majority tribe in West Sumatra is
Minangkabau, in Pasaman there is another big tribe, the
Mandailing from North Sumatra, so Pasaman means "equality" between two tribes in the Minangkabau language (Indonesian: ''Persamaan''). The first Vice-Regent of Pasaman was H. Ahmad Dahlan Nasution from Duo Koto, King of
Sontang (kingdom of Mandailing in Pasaman).
Administrative districts
Pasaman Regency is divided into twelve
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
(''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district.
References
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