Pasaman Regency

Pasaman is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 3,947.63 km² and a population of approximately 243,000 people. The capital is Lubuk Sikaping.

Pasaman is located in the northeast 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 mayority tribe in West Sumatra is Minangkabau, but in Pasaman there is another big tribe, that is Mandailing from North Sumatra, so Pasaman means is "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).

Administration

The regency is divided into 12 subdistricts (kecamatan):

• Tigo Nagari
• Bonjol
• Simpang Alahan Mati
• Lubuk Sikaping
• Duo Koto
• Panti
• Padang Gelugur
• Rao
• Rao Utara
• Rao Selatan
• Mapat
• Tunggul
• Mapat Tunggul Selatan