West Pasaman Regency


West Pasaman Regency is a regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 3,887.77 km2, and it had a population of 365,129 at the 2010 Census and 431,672 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 450,050 - comprising 227,838 males and 222,232 females. The seat of the regency administration is the town of Simpang Ampek.

Administrative districts

West Pasaman Regency is divided into eleven districts, tabulated 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 location 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
vill.
Post
code
Sungai Beremas 440.4822,34527,55629,080Air Bangih126573
Ranah Batahan354.8823,48327,48128,563Silaping226366
Koto Balingka340.7826,04830,55031,774Parit126572
Sungai Aur420.1630,84636,03137,430Koto Dalam126574
Lembah Melintang263.7741,92449,28951,299Ujung Gading126570
Gunung Tuleh453.9720,31524,16625,237Simpang Tigo Alin226571
Talamau324.2425,87129,80530,838Talu326561
Pasaman508.9362,86477,10281,240Simpang Ampek326566
Luhak Nan Duo174.2137,40944,08445,913Sungai Talang226568
Sasak Ranah Pasisie123.7113,23314,94615,375Sasak126367
Kinali482.6460,79170,66273,301Kinali226567
Totals3,887.77365,129431,672450,050Simpang Ampek19

Note: includes 12 offshore islands.

Airport

Pusako Anak Nagari Airport is an airport that located in Luhak Nan Duo district, West Pasaman Regency

Mount Talamau

Talamau Peak can be accessed from Bundaran Simpang Ampek Pasaman vice versa in two or three days trip and located at Jorong Pinagar Nagari Aur Kuning, Pasaman District, West Pasaman Regency. Mount Talamau has more than 10 waterfalls and at around the peak there are also more than 10 lakes surrounding by many kinds of colourful flowers.