Payakumbuh

Kota Payakumbuh
Payokumbuah
City
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 • Jawi ڤاياکومبوه

Streets of Payakumbuh

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Location of Payakumbuh in Indonesia
Kota Payakumbuh

Location of Payakumbuh in Indonesia

Coordinates: 0°14′S 100°38′E / 0.233°S 100.633°E / -0.233; 100.633
Country Indonesia
Province West Sumatra
Government
Area
 • Total 80.43 km2 (31.05 sq mi)
Population (2014[1])
 • Total 122,896
 • Density 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s) +62 752
Climate Af
Website www.payakumbuhkota.go.id
Pajakoemboeh scene with water wheel, children swimming, a mosque and a Minangkabau town hall in the background

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.

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.[2] Literally translated, the city name means "grassy swamp". It suggests that the area was originally swampy.

Transportation

Main street of Payakumbuh.

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:

Payakumbuh market circa 1900.

References

  1. ↑ djkd.depdagri.go.id
  2. ↑ Abdullah Siddik, Pengantar Undang-undang Adat di Malaysia, 1975
  3. ↑ Stephen Backshall, The Rough Guide to Indonesia, 2003
  4. ↑ Abdul Baqir Zein, Masjid-masjid Bersejarah di Indonesia, 1999

Coordinates: 0°14′S 100°38′E / 0.233°S 100.633°E / -0.233; 100.633

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