Area code(s) +62 752 Area 80.43 km² | Time zone WIB (UTC+7) Climate Af Elevation 514 m Local time Saturday 1:38 PM | |
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Website www.payakumbuhkota.go.id Weather 29°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 59% Humidity Points of interest Ngalau Indah, Jalan Tanjung Pati, Panorama Ampangan, Simpang Ngalau | ||
Payakumbuh (Indonesian: Kota Payakumbuh, Minangkabau: Payokumbuah, Jawi: ڤاياکومبوه) is the second largest city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of over 122,000 people and an area of 80.43 km². It is in the Minangkabau Highlands, 120 km by road from the West Sumatran capital city of Padang and 180 km from the Riau capital city of Pekanbaru. The whole area is directly adjacent to the Lima Puluh Kota Regency. It is located near the volcano Mount Merapi, Mount Sago, and Bukit Barisan. Payakumbuh means grassy swamp in the Minangkabau language.
Contents
- Map of Payakumbuh Payakumbuh City West Sumatra Indonesia
- Payakumbuh paragliding xc national open 2015 task 2
- Transportation
- Administration
- Administrative districts
- Tourism
- References
Map of Payakumbuh, Payakumbuh City, West Sumatra, Indonesia
In 2011, Payakumbuh was the cities with highest economic growth in West Sumatra. Innovations in the sanitation, waste management, healthy traditional markets, street vendors coaching, and urban drainage, deliver this city was awarded the "Urban Innovation Management" in 2012. In 2013, Payakumbuh received the "Adipura" ('cleanest city') award in the category of small city for the seventh time.
Payakumbuh is known for flying duck races, foods like batiah, small sweet rice cookies; gelamai, a sweet coconut palm sugared snack; and rendang. Payakumbuh produces a wide range of agriculture products including rice, milk, cattle and palm sugar.
Payakumbuh and surrounding villages, namely Mungka, Simalanggang and Batuhampar are origin of Negeri Sembilan people of Malaysia. Literally translated, the city name means "grassy swamp". It suggests that the area was originally swampy.
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Transportation
Payakumbuh is connected to Padang and Pekanbaru by road; a dysfunctional railway line also exists. For inner-city transport, Payakumbuh employs a public transportation system known as "Sago", taken from name of mountain in Payakumbuh. In addition to transport options within the city include bendi, a form of horse-cart.
Administration
The city administration is divided into 5 districts (kecamatan), 8 kanagarian, and 76 villages (kelurahan). A mayor (walikota) leads the city administration.
Administrative districts
Tourism
Payakumbuh is considered as one of the most popular cities in West Sumatra for domestic and foreign tourists. The varieties of food, the Muslim clothes stores, and natural scenery are some of the attractions of city. Attractions within and surrounding the city include: