Tanah Datar Regency

Tanah Datar Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in West Sumatra province, Indonesia. The regency has a population of 338,584 at the 2010 Census, which according to official estimates had risen to 356,085 in January 2014. The regency seat is Batusangkar. The town of Padang Panjang is also geographically located within the regency but constitutes a municipality (kota otonom) of its own.

Tanah Datar Regency Kabupaten Tanah Datar
Regency
Rice fields in Tanah Datar
Coat of arms
Location within West Sumatra
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Coordinates: 0.45°S 100.583°E / -0.45; 100.583
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Sumatra
Regency seat	Batusangkar
Government
• Regent	Irdinansyah Tarmizi
• Vice Regent	Zuldafri Darma
Area
• Total	1,336.60 km2 (516.06 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	356,085
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 752
Website	tanahdatar.go.id

Pacu jawi, a traditional bull race from Tanah Datar.

Group of people at a tiger trap with a tiger in Soepajang, Bovenlanden Padang, on Sumatra's west coast. (Circa 1895)

Tanah Datar has several tourist attractions including the Pagaruyung Palace (Istano Pagaruyuang) with its museum, Sanskrit and Malay language stone inscriptions from the 14th century, several sites with megaliths (batu tagak), and the village Pandai Sikat (Pandai Sikek), where the traditional songket (kain balapak) is still woven. The northern part of Lake Singkarak is situated in Tanah Datar. The traditional bull race pacu jawi take place in the regency too.