Agam Regency
Encyclopedia
Agam is a regency of West Sumatra
, Indonesia
. It has an area of 2,232.30 km² and a population of approximately 419,800 people. The capital is Lubuk Basung
.
Lake Maninjau
, a crater lake
, is a well-known landmark of the regency, and is used as a site for paragliding
.
There are 81 villages (nagari).
West Sumatra
West Sumatra is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra. It borders the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It has an area of 2,232.30 km² and a population of approximately 419,800 people. The capital is Lubuk Basung
Lubuk Basung
Lubuk Basung is a town, and the capital of the Agam regency of West Sumatra province, Indonesia....
.
Lake Maninjau
Lake Maninjau
Lake Maninjau is a caldera lake in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located 36 km to the west of Bukittinggi, at .-Formation:The Maninjau caldera was formed by a volcanic eruption estimated to have occurred around 52,000 years ago...
, a crater lake
Crater lake
A crater lake is a lake that forms in a volcanic crater or caldera, such as a maar; less commonly and with lower association to the term a lake may form in an impact crater caused by a meteorite. Sometimes lakes which form inside calderas are called caldera lakes, but often this distinction is not...
, is a well-known landmark of the regency, and is used as a site for paragliding
Paragliding
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure...
.
Administration
Agam is divided in 15 subdistricts (kecamatan):- Ampek Nagari
- Banuhampu
- Baso
- Candung
- IV Angkat
- IV Koto
- Kamang Magek
- Lubuk Basung
- Matur
- Palembayan
- Palupuh
- Sungai Puar
- Tanjung Mutiara
- Tanjung Raya
- Tilatang Kamang
There are 81 villages (nagari).
External links
- Kabupaten Agam - Agam Regency Government