Origin - Proposed State Minangkabau

Origin - Proposed State Minangkabau

State "Minangkabau" the only villages in West Sumatra Minang this aspect
District located in Sub Sungayang Tanahdata and reputedly the existence
Nagari Minangkabau as old as the existence of ethnic Minangkabau
own. Of culture from generation to generation from generation to generation, it is said
Minangkabau word begins with the emergence of a group
arrival by ship to the west coast of the island Believe.

The arrival of a group that brings a variety of souvenirs and a buffalo
great horned female, landed the group goal is to meet
Bukit Malay king of the Kingdom of Broken Stone to shoot buffalo. With a
tactics, big buffalo buffalo had been defeated by the son of King Bukit Batu
Broken at the arena located in Minangkabau villages now, and
victory will be a base name and Minangkabau Minangkabau tribe.

Evidence of that history are still there in these villages
a whetstone Taji mounted on the child's head and buffalo horn
big buffalo guest. Nagari Minangkabau currently led Walinagari Haji
Yusran Munaf and Secretary nagari Zulnadi, thanks to the leadership Yusran
Munaf who was appointed while still active in police institutions, Minangkabau
successfully reached the peak level of achievement be accomplished Nagari
Sumatra and bring walinagari to the State Palace in 2004.

Nagari Minangkabau itself has a population of 2810 people with 683 households,
of the population of that 64 percent of farmers by profession, 8 percent of civil servants, 16
percent and 12 percent self-employed profession others. Land
64 percent of farmers had cultivated area of 273 hekatar and supported farms
152 cows, 138 goats, chickens 2564 and 85 buffaloes.
Agricultural villages is quite good because the topography of villages located on
good enough position that is 500 to 700 meters from sea level (masl)
with rainfall 1500 M / year and temperatures average 20 to 35 degrees
Celsius and the distance to the district capital of which is 4 km away
Also supporting the agricultural marketing.

As a Minangkabau Nagari achievement continues its quest to explore natural resources
that exist, and the last few years there springs dinagari
It has been able to contribute to the original revenue villages
form of sharing the management of the pool. Sightseeing is also going to continue to
developed, such as bathing Minang, whetting stone Taji, buffalo horn
and mortar nan tujuah. In the village there are four tribes namely Minangkabau
Piliang tribe, Kutianyir, Simabur and Mandahiliang, collectively
Indigenous leadership is headed chairman Datuak Bagindo Malano Y. KAN
while the smallest administrative region ellipse, consisting of three
ellipse that is elliptic Minangjaya, Badina Pure and Kelarasan Cape.

In recent years, semagat Minangkabau society in
back kenagari has led this village became the best in
various things such as obtaining an award plaque development of
Minister of Home Affairs, 2004, PKK best Implementing the National level, the best se
Tanahdata, race HKG Health PKK in 2003, and various achievement
other.

Source: POSMETRO PADANG PRESS