Solok Regency is an inland
regency
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''(kabupaten)'' of
West Sumatra
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,
Indonesia
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. It covers an area of 3,738 km
2 and had a population of 348,566 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 391,497 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 405,375 - comprising 203,900 males and 201,475 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Solok Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1303)] The administrative centre of the regency is the town of
Arosuka, in Gunung Talang District. The city of
Solok is administratively separate from the Regency (although almost totally enclaved geographically within the Regency) and its area and population are not included in these totals.
Administrative districts
Solok Regency is divided into fourteen
districts
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(''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Solok Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1303)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (''nagari'') in each district, and its postal code.
Tourism
Besides mining, Solok Regency also has tourist attractions such as Mount Red and White (Gunung Merah Putih) in Nagari Sulit Air, with three waterfalls close to each other. Jonjang Seribu (The Thousand Step Staircase) is another natural attraction.
Solok Regency has two lakes, separated by only 300 metres of land between them, so people call them the Twin Lakes. The upper lake is named as Danau Dibawah and the lower lake is named as Danau Diateh.
A much larger lake,
Danau Singkarak, lies further north across the boundary between Solok Regency and Tanah Datar Regency.
Settlements
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Solok
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Alahan Panjang
References
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