ukittinggi is one
city in the province of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The city was formerly called
the Fort de Kock and the former had also dubbed as Parijs van besides Sumatra
city of Medan, and the town of Bukittinggi was also the capital of Indonesia.
The city is the hometown of one of the Bung Hatta proclaimed Indonesia, also
known as city heritage with the Jam Gadang, a landmark in the heart
of the height, shaped like a big clock Big Ben, as well as a symbol for the
city which is also located on the edge of a valley named Ngarai Sianok.
Besides the town of Bukittinggi is also famous as a tourist city that cool air,
and siblings (sister city) in Seremban from Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia.
Geography
Bukittinggi is located on the Bukit Barisan range that ran along the island
of Sumatra, surrounded by three volcanoes is Mount Singgalang, Mount Marapi and Mount
Sago, and at an altitude of 909-941 meters above sea level. The city
is also air cool with temperatures ranging between 16.1 - 24.9 ° C.
The city has a hilly topography and berlembah, some hills are scattered in
urban areas, among them the Mount Ambacang, Bukit Tambun Bones, Mandiangin
Hill, Hill Campago, Kubangankabau Hill, Bukit Pinang Sabatang Nan, Canggang
Hill, Hill Paninjauan and so on. While there is a valley which is also known as
ngarai sianok with a depth that varies between 75-110 m, which didasarnya flows a river
called the batang Masang which empties on the west coast of Sumatra
island.
mount merapi
bukit barisan
ngarai sianok
Population The development of the urban population can not be
separated from the change in Bukittinggi a trade center in the Minangkabau
highlands, starting with the market dibangunya by the Dutch East Indies
government in 1890 under the name loods, local people spell it with loih,
with a curved roof became known as the Loih Galuang. Today, the city Bukittingi is the most populous
city in the province of West Sumatra, with a workforce of 52,631 people and
about 3845 of them are unemployed. The city is dominated by ethnic Minangkabau,
but there are also ethnic Chinese, Javanese, Tamil and Batak.
Chinese community to come together with the emergence of markets in London,
they allowed the Dutch East Indies government to build a shop / kiosk at the
foot of the hill fortress of Fort de Kock west, stretching from south to north,
now known as Kampung
Cino. While the Indian traders placed in the foothills of the north,
a circular from east to west and is now called Kampung Keling.
Tahun
2008
2010
Jumlah penduduk
106.045
110.954
Education Since the Dutch colonial era, the city has become
an educational center on the island of Sumatra, starting in 1872, with the
establishment Kweekschool voor Inlandsche Onderwijzers (school teachers for
teachers bumiputera) or also known as king of the school's name, which later
evolved into volksschool or school people. Then in 1912 came Holandsch
Inlandsche School (HIS), followed by the establishment of the School Guardian
School voor Opleiding Inlandsch Ambtenaren (OSVIA) in 1918. In 1926 also has
established MULO in the town of Bukittinggi.
In the early days of independence in this city once stood Policewomen school
and cadets as well as Civil Service is the first school in Indonesia, even
Andalas University was first established in the city of Bukittinggi.
Health Bukittinggi City has had good health care, where a city
with a relatively small area has had 5 hospital that is 3 pieces of
government-owned and two private sector, supported by 5 pieces of health
centers and six health centers and 15 health centers around helper.Hospital:
Economy Pasar Aur Kuning, which currently is one of the wholesale trade center for goods convection
in the town of Bukittinggi. While the traditional markets around the area such
as the jam gadang: pasar
ateh, pasar lereng,pasar bawah and pasar banto now evolved into a place selling handicrafts and souvenirs typical of
Minangkabau. Each market is associated with long and slender
(stairs) and among the famous is called by the name of janjang 40.
pasar ateh
janjang 40
Tourism
Many interesting attractions, make this city dubbed as the "city
tour". Currently in the town of Bukittinggi has been there about 60 hotels
and 15 travel agencies. Hotels located in cities such as The Hills Bukittinggi (formerly
Novotel), Hotel
Pusako and so on. Lembah
Ngarai Sianok is one of the main attractions. Taman Panorama is
located in the town of Bukittinggi allow tourists to see the beautiful scenery ngarai
sianok. Inside the park there is also a cave Panorama hideaway former Japanese
soldiers during World War II is referred to as Lubang Jepang Bukittinggi.
In the park there is a taman Bundo Kanduang,Rumah gadang which serves as a museum of Minangkabau culture, Bukittinggi Zoo
and Fort de
Kock is connected by a pedestrian bridge called the Jembatan Limpapeh. Jembatan limpapeh above
the road A. Yani which is the main street in the town of Bukittinggi. Pasar
Atehare adjacent to the Jam Gadang which is the center of the
city. In the pasar ateh there are many sellers handicrafts and embroidery
as well as snacks souvenirs typical of West Sumatra as Karupuak Sanjai is made
from cassava, Karupuak Jangek made from cow or buffalo leather and Karak
Kaliang , a kind typical of Bukittinggi snacks shaped like a figure 8.
Currently, he also has built several modern shopping centers in the city of
Bukittinggi. Like Plaza Bukittinggi, Banto Trade Center.
