Agam Regency () is a regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 2,226.27&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and had a population of 454,853 at the 2010 census the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 534,173 (comprising 267,337 males and 266,836 females). The regency seat is the town of Lubuk Basung. Bukittinggi city is surrounded by this regency but is not administratively included in it.

Lake Maninjau, a crater lake, is a well-known landmark of the regency, and is used as a site for paragliding. This lake is also a primary tourist destination in West Sumatra.

History

thumb|[[Bridegroom from Soengai Poear in a photo by Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis]]

This regency was founded to include a collection of several villages that existed in the region of Luhak Agam, during the rule of the Dutch East Indies. Bukittinggi was named as the regency capital at that time. After Bukittinggi was created as an independent city outside of the regency, based on Government Regulation No. 8 of 1998, on 7 January 1998, the Agam Regency's capital was officially moved to Lubuk Basung.

Geography

Geographically this regency located between 00°01’ 34” and 00°28’ 43” South, and between 99°46’ 39” and 100°32’ 50” East. and the 2020 census, The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (nagari) in each district, and its post code.

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! Name of<br>District<br>(kecamatan) ||Area<br>in <br>km<sup>2</sup>|| Pop'n<br>census<br>2010|| Pop'n<br>census<br>2020|| Pop'n<br>estimate<br>mid 2025||Admin<br>centre||No.<br>of<br>villages||Post<br>code

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| Tanjung Mutiara <sup>(a)</sup>||align="right"|205.73||align="right"|28,239||align="right"|33,050||align="right"|34,738||Tiku||align="center"|3||26473

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| Lubuk Basung ||align="right"|278.40||align="right"|68,045||align="right"|81,351||align="right"|85,634||Manggopoh||align="center"|5||26451

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| Ampek Nagari ||align="right"|268.69||align="right"|22,543||align="right"|30,498||align="right"|30,900||Bawan||align="center"|4||26161

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| Tanjung Raya ||align="right"|244.03||align="right"|32,879||align="right"|37,368||align="right"|38,827||Maninjau||align="center"|9||26471

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| Matur ||align="right"|93.69||align="right"|17,058||align="right"|19,116||align="right"|19,670||Matur||align="center"|6||26162

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| IV Koto ||align="right"|68.72||align="right"|23,087||align="right"|25,938||align="right"|26,890||Balingka||align="center"|7||26160

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| Malalak ||align="right"|104.49||align="right"|9,265||align="right"|10,644||align="right"|10,720||Malalak||align="center"|4||26163

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| Banuhampu ||align="right"|28.48||align="right"|36,113||align="right"|41,211||align="right"|39,102||Sungai Buluh||align="center"|7||26181

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| Sungai Pua ||align="right"|37.83||align="right"|23,006||align="right"|26,606||align="right"|28,059||Limo Suku||align="center"|5||26182

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| Ampek Angkek ||align="right"|30.66||align="right"|43,110||align="right"|46,396||align="right"|45,769||Biaro||align="center"|7||26190

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| Canduang ||align="right"|52.29||align="right"|21,966||align="right"|25,542||align="right"|25,892||Lasi||align="center"|3||26191

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| Baso ||align="right"|70.30||align="right"|33,010||align="right"|36,721||align="right"|37,874||Baso||align="center"|6||26192

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| Tilatang Kamang||align="right"|95.86||align="right"|34,151||align="right"|40,901||align="right"|37,559||Pakan Kamis||align="center"|3||26153

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| Kamang Magek ||align="right"|99.61||align="right"|20,055||align="right"|22,649||align="right"|22,215||Magek||align="center"|3||26152

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| Palembayan ||align="right"|349.77||align="right"|29,227||align="right"|36,051||align="right"|35,051||Palembayan||align="center"|6||26164

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| Palupuh ||align="right"|236.34||align="right"|13,095||align="right"|15,096||align="right"|15,273||Palupuh||align="center"|4||26151

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| Totals ||align="right"|2,226.27||align="right"|454,853||align="right"|529,138||align="right"|534,173||Lubuk Basung||align="center"|82||

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Note: (a) includes 2 offshore islands.

Each district is sub-divided into several administrative villages. There are 82 villages (nagari in Minangkabau term).

Demography

The Agam Regency is populated mainly by the Minangkabau people, while other ethnic groups include Javanese and Batak.

Economy

Economic growth is dominated by agricultural sector, accounted for 40.40% of GDP, followed by trade, hotels and restaurants by 15.30%, service sector 13.25%, and manufacturing industry 11.71%. Income per capita in 2008 is about Rp 12,000,000 or US$1,333.

Tourism

thumb|left|[[Bingkudu Mosque with traditional Minangkabau architectural style.]]

The development of tourism in Agam regency are generally divided into three regions:

1. West Region, focus on sea and coastal tourism, such as: fishery, recreational beaches and islands, diving/snorkeling, marine resources and marine culture, culinary tourism

2. Central Region, Lake Maninjau is dominant tourist destination in this region. Attraction is paragliding, off-road, racing river craft and others. There is nature tourism, in lake and mountain. Also cultural and history tourism such as Buya Hamka birth house.

3. Eastern region, focus on agrotourism such as fruits and cocoa plantation.

Villages

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  • Lambah

References

  • Kabupaten Agam - Agam Regency Government