Padang Panjang is one of the cities in West Sumatra, Indonesia. This city has an area of 23 km ² and a population of 45,000 inhabitants.Indonesian Arts College (STSI) - Padang Panjang.
In this city stands the famous Islamic religious schools Thawalib Sumatra. Also here there are also Indonesian Arts College (STSI) Padang Panjang, University Diniyah Princess and Documentation and Information Center of Minangkabau Culture (PDKIM).
With a height of more than 700m above sea level, this city berhawa cool. In the North and West lined up slightly to 3 mountains, Marapi, Singgalang, and Tandikek.
This area producing vegetables, rice Setra
One of the tourist attractions near Padang Panjang who often visited the "Aia Mancua", which is located in Tanah Datar lane road rather than at Padang. The name is somewhat unique, because in general "water fountain" emanating from the bottom up, while here, actually a waterfall.
In addition approximately 15 kilometers east of Padang Panjang Town Lake Festival which is also located in Tanah Datar District, where the lake is a unique species found only in fish lakes are bilih Festival. Lake Festival is also known as a place of great promise as a recreational area fishing. This is evidenced by the crowded area in the Lake Festival seputaran with fishermen who come from cities around the Lake Festival and outside West Sumatra Province. Regional centers used as a general fishing fishing locations include Ngalau, Sumpur Corner, Market Malalo, Ombilin, Baiang, hydropower intake Festival or better known as the Tunnel and many other locations. Among the fish species that are commonly provoked Asang, piyek, balingka, BAUNG, and fish that become legend Sasau, which is said to achieve sizes up to 8 kg weight
Talking about the current Padang Panjang has stood as the City did not get away from the parent Tanah Datar, because it lies well within the administrative area Tanah Datar, as well as historical values and social structure of the area formerly known as the Market States Batipuh X Koto Tanah Datar is still closely related to the two closest regions.
