About BUKITTINGGI

                                                         BUKITTINGGI MY TOWN 

HISTORY

Bukittinggi city began to stand along with the arrival of the Dutch who later established bastion in 1825 on masaPerang Padri on one of the hills that are in this town. This place is known as a stronghold of Fort de Kock, as well as a resting place officers are Dutch colonies. Later in the reign of the Dutch East Indies, the area is always enhanced role in the state administration, which later developed into a Stadsgemeente (city), and also serves as the capital of Afdeeling Padangsche Bovenlanden and Onderafdeeling Oud Agam.

During the Japanese occupation, Bukittinggi serve as the control center for the military government of Sumatra, even to Singapore and Thailand. The city became the seat of a military commander to-25 Kenpeitai, under the command of Major General Hirano Toyoji. Then the city was renamed from Fort de Kock Stadsgemeente be Bukittinggi The Yaku Sho, whose land extended to include the surrounding villages-villages like Sianok Anam Tribe, Gadut, Kapau, Ampang Tower, Taba and Bukit Batu Batabuah. Now the villages-villages into the Agam regency.

After the independence of Indonesia, Bukittinggi chosen to be the capital of the province of Sumatra, with its governor Mr. Teuku Muhammad Hasan.Kemudian Bukittinggi was also designated as a municipal area by Governor Decree No. 391 dated Sumatra Province June 9, 1947.

At the time of maintaining the independence of Indonesia, the city serves as the city struggles Bukitinggi, when on December 19 1948kota was designated as the capital of Indonesia after the Yogyakarta fell into the hands of the Netherlands, known as the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PDRI). Later on, the event was designated a State-Defense Day, under the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia on December 18, 2006.

Furthermore Bukittinggi a Large City based Law No. 9 of 1956 on the establishment of an autonomous region within the major cities of the province of Central Sumatra period, which covers the province of West Sumatra, Jambi, Riau and Riau Islands.

In the framework of the expansion of urban areas, in 1999 the government issued Government Regulation No. 84 of 1999 that it combines the villages-villages around the city of Dublin to the regions. -Nagari Nagari is the Cingkariang, Gaduik, Sianok Anam Tribe, Guguak Tabek Sarojo, Ampang Tower, Field Laweh, Feed Sinayan, Kubang Putiah, Pasia, Kapau, Stone Taba, and Koto Gadang.Namun some communities in 12 villages refused to join with Bukittinggi, so regulation to date has not be implemented.

Bukittinggi is located on the Bukit Barisan series that ran throughout the island of Sumatra, and is surrounded by two volcanoes, namely Mount Singgalang and Mount Marapi. The city is located at an altitude of 909-941 meters above sea level, and has a fairly cool weather with temperatures ranging between 16.1-24.9 ° C. While the total area of ​​the city of Bukittinggi today (25.24 km ²), 82.8% was allocated to cultivation of land, while the rest is protected forest.

The city has a hilly topography and berlembah, some hills are scattered in urban areas, including Ambacang Bukit, Bukit Tambun Bones, Mandiangin Bukit, Bukit Campago, Kubangankabau Bukit, Bukit Pinang Nan Sabatang, Canggang Bukit, Bukit Paninjauan and so on. While there is a valley which is also known as Sianok canyon with a depth varying between 75-110 m, which didasarnya flows a river called Batang Masang.

OBJECT OF TOURISM

Clock Tower is a landmark and the city of Bukittinggi in West Sumatra province in Indonesia. The symbol is also typical of West Sumatra has a unique story because of his age and the decades. Clock Tower was built in 1926 by architect Yazin and Sutan Gigi Ameh. Laying the first stone at this do Rook Maker's first son who was then 6 years old. This clock was a gift from the Queen of the Netherlands to Controleur (Secretary).

Typical symbols and West Sumatra Bukittinggi has a story and uniqueness in its history. It can be traced from the ornaments on the Clock Tower. In the Dutch colonial period, this clock ornament is round and on it stands a statue of a rooster. But when the Dutch lost and a change to the Japanese colonialists in Indonesia, the top was replaced with a pagoda. Furthermore, when the period of independence, the top of the pagoda style roof lowered bagonjong replaced traditional Minangkabau house.

From the tower Clock Tower, the tourists can see the panorama of the city of Bukittinggi is composed of hills, valleys and buildings that line the city center to be missed.

When it was built entirely reached 3,000 Gulden cost adjustments and renovations from time to time. Every day hundreds of people tried at the Clock Tower location. There are a amateur photographer, was selling balloons, looking even charge bibs (public transport) to be taken to other tourist locations in Dublin

Lubang Jepang is actually more appropriately called tunnel (bunker) Japan. Built in 1942 for defense of the Japanese army in World War II and the Greater East Asia War (Dai Senso Tora) on the orders of the military government Japanese Army (Army of the Twenty-Fifth) to Sumatra domiciled in Dublin with the Defense Army Commander Gen. Sumatra. Watanabe. Last military commandment as Sumatra led by Seiko Seikikan Kakka is Jend. Kabayashi, Mayor last Ichori Sito. Bukittinggi as Yaku Sho Shi Kurai Limo Jorong cover and also includes a canyon Sianok, Gaduik, Kapau, Ampang Tower, Batutaba and Bukit Batabuah. Hole Japan memilikipanjang about 1400 m and a width of ± 2 m. We can go into this Japanese hole and tracing we will feel a very unique sensation. In it there is a dining room, a drink, a torture chamber, kitchen and space weapons. The entrance hole Japan, there are some places such as on the edge of the canyon Sianok, Panorama Park, and besides Bung Hatta Palace or Tri Arga

Ngarai Sianok canyon or valley is a beautiful valley, green and lush. Didasarnya flowed a tributary of the winding cliff crevices tracing the background of Mount Merapi and Mount Singgalang. Sianok canyon enchanting natural beauty, is often used as the material imagination of painters and perpetuated by the tourists to take photographs. Sianok canyon is located in the center of Dublin with a length of ± 15 km, the depth of ± 100 m and a width of about 200 m. In the Dutch colonial era Sianok canyon known as buffalo sanget bottom of the canyon because there are a lot of buffalo lia.

Benteng Fort de Kock was founded by Captain Bouer in 1825 during Mark Baron Hendrik De Kock as a commander of Der Troepen and Deputy Governor General of the Dutch East Indies, which is why the fort was known as Fort Fort De Kock. The fortress is situated on the Mount Jirek was used by the Dutch Army as a stronghold of the onslaught of Minangkabau people, especially since the outbreak of war Padri in 1821-1837. Around the fort there are cannons ancient period to the 19th century. From this location, we can enjoy a tour of Bukittinggi and the surrounding area.

There are many other tourist attractions such as the JANJANG 1000, ISTANA BUNG HATTA, and TAMAN MARGASATWA BUDAYA KINANTAN,PASAR ATAS PASAR BAWAH and much more ..