Solok Regency
Kabupaten Solok
Regency
Ayam kukuak balenggek statue in Arosuka
Ayam kukuak balenggek statue in Arosuka
Coat of arms of Solok Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Alue jo patuik
Location within West Sumatra
Location within West Sumatra
Solok Regency is located in Sumatra
Solok Regency
Solok Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Solok Regency is located in Indonesia
Solok Regency
Solok Regency
Solok Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°58′00″S 100°49′00″E / 0.96667°S 100.81667°E / -0.96667; 100.81667
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sumatra
Regency seatArosuka
Government
 • RegentGusmal
 • Vice RegentYulfadri Nurdin
Area
 • Total3,738.0 km2 (1,443.2 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total397,829
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 755
Websitesolokkab.go.id

Solok Regency is an inland regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It covers an area of 3,738 km2 and had a population of 348,566 at the 2010 Census[2] and 391,497 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 397,829 - comprising 200,218 males and 197,611 females.[1] The administrative centre of the regency is the town of Arosuka, in Gunung Talang District. The city of Solok is administratively separate from the Regency (although almost totally enclaved geographically within the regency) and its area and population are not included in these totals.

Administrative districts

Solok Regency is divided into fourteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (nagari) in each district, and its postal code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Pantai Cermin366.0020,33722,28122,539Surian227373
Lembah Gumanti459.7253,17861,27662,569Alahan Panjang427371
Hiliran Gumanti263.2816,05318,33818,693Talang Babungo327372
Payung Sekaki364.508,0279,0699,225Sirukam327387
Tigo Lurah602.509,57410,88711,088Batu Bajanjang527374
Lembang Jaya99.9025,75229,78730,438Bukik Sileh627384
Danau Kembar79.1018,85322,42623,040Simpang Tanjung Nan IV227383
Gunung Talang385.0046,73853,37654,407Talang827365
Bukit Sundi109.0022,82725,94326,420Muaro Paneh527381
IX Koto Sungai Lasi171.009,67110,59510,713Sungai Lasi927388
Kubung192.0055,30361,64762,544Koto Baru827361
X Koto Diatas257.0018,46119,15419,165Sulit Air927355
X Koto Singkarak295.0031,68633,69033,869Singkarak827356
Junjung Sirih102.5012,10613,02813,128Paninggahan227389
Totals3,738.00348,566391,497397,829Arosuka74

Tourism

Besides mining, Solok Regency also has tourism attractions such as Mount Red and White (Gunung Merah Putih) in Nagari Sulit Air, with three waterfalls close to each other. Jonjang Seribu (The Thousand Step Staircase) is another natural attraction.[4]

Solok Regency has two lakes, separated by only 300 metres of land between them, so people call them the Twin Lakes. The upper lake is named as Danau Dibawah and the lower lake is named as Danau Diateh.[5] A much larger lake, Danau Singkarak, lies further north across the boundary between Solok Regency and Tanah Datar Regency.

Settlements

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Solok Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1302)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ Mount Red and White
  5. ↑ "Danau Kembar, Destinasi Menarik di Solok". June 25, 2012.
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