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Touring Baruk in Indonesia

Baruk in the region of West Sumatra is a city located in Indonesia - some 616 mi or ( 991 km ) North-West of Jakarta , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Baruk

Time in Baruk is now 07:12 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jakarta " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tiku, Lubukaur, Ujunglabung Satu, Tarok, and Solok. Being here already, consider visiting Tiku . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Baruk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Houses of the Minangkabau

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www.pandeka.com The Minangkabau are people who lives in the highlands of Sumatra (west of Sumatra). Typical of the houses of the Minangkabau are the distinctive roofs, which look like buffalo horns. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Lubuk Basung

Lubuk Basung is a town or Sub-district in Agam Regency, of West Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Agam Regency.

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Located at -0.33 100.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in West Sumatra, Regency capitals of Indonesia

Agam Regency

Agam is a regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 2,232.30 km² and a population of approximately 419,800 people. The capital is Lubuk Basung. Bukittinggi city is surrounded by this regency. Lake Maninjau, a crater lake, is a well-known landmark of the regency, and is used as a site for paragliding. This lake is also primary tourist destination in West Sumatra.

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Located at -0.27 100.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in West Sumatra

Pariaman

Pariaman is a coastal city in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Pariaman has 72,089 inhabitants (2002), an area of 73.4 km and a 12 km coastline. "Pariaman" means "safe area".

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Located at -0.63 100.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Cities in Indonesia, Populated places in West Sumatra

Padang Pariaman Regency

Padang Pariaman is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency capital is Parit Malintang. It has an area of 1328.79 km, and the population is 387,452 people. West Sumatra capital and biggest city, Padang is surrounded by this regency.

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Located at -0.63 100.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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Lake Maninjau

Lake Maninjau (Indonesian: 'Danau Maninjau', meaning overlook or observation in the Minangkabau language) is a caldera lake in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located 36 km to the west of Bukittinggi, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:0|19|S|100|12|E|type:waterbody_region:ID|| | |name= }}.

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Located at -0.32 100.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes of Indonesia, VEI-7 volcanoes, West Sumatra