Pasaman Regency

 ( Regencies Of West Sumatra ) 

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 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 299,851 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 313,199 - comprising 157,978 males and 155,221 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pasaman Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1309) 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).

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Administrative districts Pasaman Regency is divided into twelve districts ( kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pasaman Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1309) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages ( nagari) in each district, and its post code.

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