Pasaman Regency

Pasaman Regency Kabupaten Pasaman
Regency
Seal
Motto:  Saiyo
Location within West Sumatra
Pasaman Regency Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Pasaman Regency Pasaman Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0.166667°N 100.117°E / 0.166667; 100.117
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Sumatra
Regency seat	Lubuk Sikaping
Government
• Regent	Yusuf Lubis
• Vice Regent	Atos Pratama
Area
• Total	3,947.63 km2 (1,524.19 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	266,462
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 753
Website	pasamankab.go.id

Pasaman Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 3,947.63 square kilometres (1,524.19 sq mi) and a population of 252,981 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 266,462. The regency seat is Lubuk Sikaping.

Pasaman is located in the north-east of West Sumatera. 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, that is Mandailing from North Sumatra, so Pasaman means "equality" between two tribe (Pasaman is in Minangkabau language, in Indonesian is "Persamaan"), like the first Vice of Regent of Pasaman is H. Ahmad Dahlan Nasution from Duo Koto, King of Sontang (kingdom of Mandailing in Pasaman).

Administrative divisions

Pasaman Regency is divided into twelve districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

• Bonjol (23,184)
• Tigo Nagari (22,997)
• Simpang Alahan Mati (10,580)
• Lubuk Sikaping (43,746)
• Dua Koto (24,602)
• Panti (35,412)
• Padang Gelugur (21,341)
• Rao (22,168)
• Mapat Tunggul (8,846)
• Mapat Tunggul Selatan (8,530)
• Rao Selatan (South Rao) (21,600)
• Rao Utara (North Rao) (10,293)