Pasaman Regency


Pasaman Regency is a regency 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 official estimate as at mid 2023 was 313,199 - comprising 157,978 males and 155,221 females. 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. The first Vice-Regent of Pasaman was H. Ahmad Dahlan Nasution from Duo Koto, King of Sontang.

Administrative districts

Pasaman Regency is divided into twelve districts, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code.
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
Tigo Nagari352.9222,99729,94332,150Ladang Panjung326358
Bonjol194.3223,18426,28227,100Parit426381
Simpang Alahan Mati69.5610,58012,38412,890Alahan Mati226382
Lubuk Sikaping346.5043,74651,09253,150Lubuk Sikaping626318
Dua Koto360.6324,60228,70929,860Simpang Andilan226311
Panti194.5035,41234,51936,120Panti326351
Padang Gelugur178.4021,34132,72434,120Tapus426352
Rao236.1822,16826,04127,130Rao226355
Rao Utara598.6310,29312,05212,550Koto Rajo326357
Rao Selatan338.9821,60026,19227,540Lansek Kadok226356
Mapat Tunggul605.298,84610,16510,520Lubuk Gadang326353
Mapat Tunggul Selatan471.728,5309,74810,080Silayang326354
Totals3,947.63253,299299,851313,199Lubuk Sikaping37