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Pasaman Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra , Indonesia . It has an area of 3,947.63 square kilometres (1,524.19 sq mi) and had a population of 252,981 at the 2010 Census and 299,851 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 313,199 - comprising 157,978 males and 155,221 females. The regency seat is the town of Lubuk Sikaping .

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14-743: Pasaman is located in the north-east of West Sumatra. The town of Bonjol, birthplace of Tuanku Imam Bonjol , is notable for being the area where the Trans-Sumatran Highway crosses the equator. Although the majority tribe in West Sumatra is Minangkabau , in Pasaman there is another big tribe, the Mandailing from North Sumatra, so Pasaman means "equality" between two tribes in the Minangkabau language (Indonesian: Persamaan ). The first Vice-Regent of Pasaman

28-563: A Padri leader. The Padri movement, which has been compared to the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah ( Sunni ) school of Islam in the now Saudi Arabia , was an effort to return the Islam of the area to the purity of its roots by removing local distortions like gambling, cockfighting , the use of opium and strong drink, tobacco, and so forth. It also opposed the powerful role of women in the matrilineal Minangkabau culture . The Adat, or traditionalist, position

42-562: Is a Minangkabau cleric who came from Sungai Rimbang, Suliki, Limapuluh Koto . His mother is an Algerian who has settled in Morocco and migrated to Bonjol with her brother. Syarif was immersed in Islamic studies as he grew up, studying first from his father and later under various other Muslim theologians. After founding the state of Bonjol , he became involved in the Adat-Padri controversy as

56-632: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tuanku Imam Bonjol Tuanku Imam Bonjol (1772 – 6 November 1864), also known as Muhammad Syahab , Peto Syarif , and Malim Basa , was one of the most popular leaders of the Padri movement in Central Sumatra. He was declared a National Hero of Indonesia . Tuanku Imam Bonjol was born in Bonjol, Pasaman , West Sumatra . His parents name were Bayanuddin (father) and Hamatun (mother). His father

70-440: Is divided into 11 administrative villages which are as follows: The district mainly produces home and micro Industrial products, especially leather , wood , precious metals , woven , pottery , fabrics , and foods . After being dormant for about 2 years, the train called Siliwangi between Sukabumi and Cianjur was reactivated on 8 February 2014. It is faster than the buses which are usually trapped in traffic jams, but

84-461: Is located used to be the main (extremely busy) road from Jakarta to Bandung but was in effect replaced as the main road link between these two main cities when the Jakarta-Bandung tollroad was fully completed in 2005. However, due to its low traffic, Cianjur returned as one of the alternative routes for travellers from Jakarta and Bandung. Cianjur was founded in 1677, with the first head of

98-476: Is the seat of Cianjur Regency . The district of Cianjur is located along one of the main roads between Jakarta (120 km to the northwest) and Bandung (60 km to the east). The population was 158,125 at the 2010 Census and 173,265 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 176,368. Because of its location, some of Cianjur's residents commute to work in Bandung. The road on which Cianjur

112-633: The Dutch signed the Masang Agreement ending hostilities with the state of Bonjol. Subsequently, however, once the Diponegoro resistance was suppressed, the Dutch attacked the state of Pandai Sikat in a renewed effort to gain control of West Sumatra. Despite valiant fighting by the Indonesians (by this time the traditionalists had realised they didn't want to be ruled by the Dutch either and had joined forces with

126-518: The National Hero title because of his past actions and his ideological motives. Reports from Dutch colonial and Batak lore about the notoriety of Imam Bonjol's movement have been the source for almost a century of discussion among experts on the role of Imam Bonjol in the past. Cianjur Cianjur ( Sundanese : ᮎᮤᮃᮔ᮪ᮏᮥᮁ ) is a town and district in the West Java province of Indonesia , and

140-652: The Padris in their resistance), the overwhelming power of the Dutch military eventually prevailed. Syarif was captured in 1832 but escaped after three months to continue the struggle from his tiny fortress in Bonjol. After three years of siege, the Dutch finally managed to sack Bonjol on 16 August 1837. Through a negotiation ruse, the Dutch again captured Syarif and exiled him, first to Cianjur in West Java, then to Ambon , and later to Manado in Sulawesi . He died on 6 November 1864, at

154-511: The age of 92 and is buried in Sulawesi. The site of his grave is marked by a Minangkabau (West Sumatran) house. Imam Bonjol and the Padri Movement have been accused of Wahhabism and of conducting crime against Batak people according to some Batak historians, specifically Mangaradja Onggang Parlindungan and international sources. Some Batak historians argued that Imam Bonjol does not deserve

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168-577: The town being R. A. Wiratanudatar I, entitled Dalem Cikundul, as the descendant from the old Sundanese city of Pajajaran . By 2007 the city government asked female municipal employees to wear jilbab ( hijab ). It also placed road signs encouraging women to wear jilbab . A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore West Java on September 2, 2009, killing 21 people in Cianjur alone. Another 5.6 magnitude earthquake occurred on November 21, 2022, killing 331 and injuring 7,729 others. Cianjur district

182-683: Was H. Ahmad Dahlan Nasution from Duo Koto, King of Sontang (kingdom of Mandailing in Pasaman). Pasaman Regency is divided into twelve districts ( kecamatan ), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages ( nagari ) in each district, and its post code. 0°10′00″N 100°07′01″E  /  0.166667°N 100.117°E  / 0.166667; 100.117 This West Sumatra location article

196-497: Was that local custom that pre-dated the arrival of Islam should also be respected and followed. Feeling their leadership position threatened, the traditionalists appealed to the Dutch for help in their struggle against the Padris. At first, the Dutch were not able to win militarily against the Padris because their resources were stretched thin by the Diponegoro resistance in Java . In 1824,

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