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Padangpanjang City is one city in the province of West Sumatra, Indonesia and is the city with the smallest area in the province.
The city also has a nickname as the city of Mecca veranda. Also known as Egyptian van Andalas. While the city administrative area is surrounded by Tanah Datar district administrative region.
Padang Panjang City History
The area of this city was part of Mr. Tower in Batipuh region, during the Padri War this area prompted the Netherlands as one of the posts of defense and also a springboard for bowed Padri who still control the area LUHAK Agam. Subsequently the Dutch opened a new route from this city to the city of Padang as easier than through lemur region XIII in Solok district now.
The city was once the seat of government while the city of Padang, after the Dutch controlled the city of Padang on the Dutch military aggression around the year 1947.
Geography
The city is located at the altitude region which lies between 650 to 850 meters above sea level, located in the cool temperate mountainous region with a maximum air temperature 26.1 ° C and minimum 21.8 ° C, with a relatively high rainfall with an average of 3295 mm / year. In the north and slightly to the west row of three mountains: Mount Marapi, Mount Singgalang and Mount Tandikat.
The topography of the city is located on a bumpy plateau, of which approximately 20.17% of the total area is relatively flat areas (slope below 15%), while the rest is a sloping area, steep and hilly, and frequent landslides due to soil structure labile and relatively high rainfall. However, on a sloping area in this city is a fertile ground andosol kind and very good for farming.
Padangpanjang City is a city that is at cross paths and connect with lines across Sumatra. Make this city located in a strategic position because it is located on the regional track between the cities of Padang to Bukittinggi city, also with the district Tanah Datar, Solok regency and the city of Solok.
The city is also a meeting of the railway from the town of Bukittinggi in Solok district that will lead the city of Padang, or vice versa, branching railway station is located on Padangpanjang.
As for serving the transportation within the city, there microbus and gig (carriage horses). In this city there are also land transport terminal called Terminal Bukitsurungan.
Economy
Padangpanjang city including the city of mediocrity with no significant regional potential. But with a strategic position as a city persingahan, the city government Padangpanjang emphasizing trade and services sector in increasing per capita income.
Padangpanjang city's economic growth based on the data of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices, for the year 2009 stood at 6.32% increased slightly in 2008 compared to only 6.27%. Meanwhile, because of the limitations of landscape, agricultural land area has been managed by the society has just reached 690 ha, since 2009 the city government has prepared Padangpanjang this city to become one of the center of a national leather industry, in encouraging the community to improve the economy.
Tourism
In this city there is a Documentation and Information Center of Minangkabau Culture (PDIKM) located adjacent to the Village attractions Minangkabau (Minang Village), which provides various information and documentationabout the history and culture of Minangkabau either in the form of books , microfilm, photographsand so forth .
Also in this city there is also a family recreation area known as Minang or Mifan Fantasy Water Park which consists of water park with rides wave pool, pond flows, a special pool of women, a special pool of children, the bucket spills and slide tower.
