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19-741: Kamarudin was born in Malaysia, 1960. He is a Minangkabau descent from Gugukrendah, Agam , West Sumatera . He received a Diploma in Actuarial Science from Universiti Teknologi MARA and received the Life Insurance Institute of Malaysia Best Actuarial Student award in 1983. From 1988 to 1993, Kamarudin worked for the Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank as a Portfolio Manager. He then moved in 1994 to Innosabah Executive Management as executive director. He

38-577: A district ", hence the translation of kecamatan as subdistrict is no longer precise since the absence of kewedanan as district . The 1982 publication of Statistics Indonesia translated kecamatan as district . With the release of the Act Number 21 of 2001 on the Special Autonomous of Papua Province, the term distrik was used instead of kecamatan in the entire Western New Guinea . The difference between

57-403: A height of 2,891 meters, and Mount Singgalang with a height of 2,877 meters, in the south and southeast of Agam. Also, in this region there is Lake Maninjau, a crater lake which has an area of 9,950 ha. There is Sianok Canyon , a steep valley (ravine) located in the border of Bukittinggi and IV Koto Districts. The valley is long and winding as the southern border town of Koto Gadang canyon to

76-537: A minimum temperature of 25 °C and 33 °C maximum (in Lubuk Basung), whereas in the high areas of minimum 20 °C and maximum 29 °C (in Tilatang Kamang). Average humidity is 88%, wind speed between 4–20 km/hour and the average sun shines 58%. Agam Regency is divided into sixteen districts ( kecamatan ), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and

95-528: A total of 7,288 districts in Indonesia as of 2023, subdivided into 83,971 administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan ). During the Dutch East Indies and early republic period, the term district referred to kewedanan , a subdivision of regency, while kecamatan was translated as subdistrict ( Dutch : onderdistrict ). Following the abolition of kewedanan ,

114-413: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Agam Regency Agam Regency ( Indonesian : Kabupaten Agam ) is a regency of West Sumatra , Indonesia . It has an area of 2,226.27 km and had a population of 454,853 at the 2010 census and 529,138 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 530,123 (comprising 265,811 males and 264,312 females). The regency seat

133-487: Is dominant tourist destination in this region. Attraction is paragliding , off-road , racing river craft and others. There is nature tourism , in lake and mountain. Also cultural and history tourism such as Buya Hamka birth house. 3. Eastern region, focus on agrotourism such as fruits and cocoa plantation. 0°16′00″S 100°00′00″E  /  0.266667°S 100°E  / -0.266667; 100 Districts of Indonesia In Indonesia , district

152-781: Is populated mainly by the Minangkabau people , while other ethnic groups include Javanese and Batak . Economic growth is dominated by agricultural sector, accounted for 40.40% of GDP , followed by trade, hotels and restaurants by 15.30%, service sector 13.25%, and manufacturing industry 11.71%. Income per capita in 2008 is about Rp 12,000,000 or US$ 1,333. The development of tourism in Agam regency are generally divided into three regions: 1. West Region, focus on sea and coastal tourism, such as: fishery, recreational beaches and islands, diving/snorkeling, marine resources and marine culture, culinary tourism 2. Central Region, Lake Maninjau

171-639: Is the third-level administrative subdivision , below regency or city . The local term kecamatan is used in the majority of Indonesian areas. The term distrik is used in provinces in Papua . In the Special Region of Yogyakarta , the term kapanewon is used for districts within the regencies, while the term kemantren is used for districts within Yogyakarta , the province's only city. According to Statistics Indonesia , there are

190-449: Is the third-level administrative subdivision , below regency or city (second-level) and province (first-level). According to the Act Number 23 of 2014, district is formed by the government of regency or city in order to improve the coordination of governance, public services, and empowerment of urban/rural villages . District head is a career bureaucrat position directly appointed by regent or mayor. The local district term kecamatan

209-487: Is the town of Lubuk Basung . Bukittinggi city is surrounded by this regency but is not administratively included in it. 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 a primary tourist destination in West Sumatra. This regency was founded to include a collection of several villages that existed in the region of Luhak Agam, during

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228-580: Is used in the majority of Indonesian areas, with camat being the head. During the Dutch East Indies and early republic period, the term district referred to kewedanan , a subdivision of a regency. Kewedanan itself was divided into kecamatan , which was translated as subdistrict ( Dutch : onderdistrict ). Following the abolition of kewedanan , the term district began to be associated with kecamatan which has since been directly administered by regency. In English-language dictionary, subdistrict means "a division or subdivision of

247-477: The 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages ( nagari ) in each district, and its post code. Note: (a) includes 2 offshore islands. Each district is sub-divided into several administrative villages. There are 82 villages ( nagari in Minangkabau term). The Agam Regency

266-492: The mountainous region which is formed from 2 lanes Basin, Batang Agam in the north and Batang Sri Antokan in the south. West area is flat to gently sloping (0-8%), reaching 71,956 ha, while the central and eastern regions which are wavy and hilly to very steep slopes (> 45%) with a total area of 129,352 ha. Regions with a very steep slope (> 45%) are at the Bukit Barisan range with the summit of Mount Merapi with

285-479: The rule of the Dutch East Indies . Bukittinggi was named as the regency capital at that time. After Bukittinggi was created as an independent city outside of the regency, based on Government Regulation No. 8 of 1998, on 7 January 1998, the Agam Regency's capital was officially moved to Lubuk Basung. Astronomically this regency located between 00°01’ 34” – 00°28’ 43” S dan 99°46’ 39” – 100°32’ 50” E. Located in

304-402: The term district began to be associated with kecamatan which has since been directly administered by regency. Mainstream media such as The Jakarta Post , Kompas , and Tempo use "district" to refer to kecamatan ; however machine translation services like Google Translate often incorrectly uses "district" to refer to regencies instead. District in Indonesia

323-403: The two is merely the naming, with kepala distrik being the district head. It was later followed in 2019 by another autonomous province, the Special Region of Yogyakarta , where kecamatan was replaced with kapanewon and kemantren . Sultan Hamengkubuwono X , the region's governor and the monarch of Yogyakarta Sultanate , issued Gubernatorial Decree Number 25 of 2019, which restored

342-504: The village Sianok Anam Tribe, and ended in Palupuh District. The scenery of Sianok canyon also became one of the mainstays of the provincial tourist attraction. The regency shares land borders with Pasaman and West Pasaman to the north, Padang Pariaman and Tanah Datar to the south, Lima Puluh Kota to the east. It has a sea border with Indian Ocean to the west. Temperature consists of two kinds, low-lying areas with

361-582: Was appointed Director of AirAsia in 2001, then as Executive director in 2004, then as Deputy CEO in 2005. He took on the role of Treasurer on top of that in 2012. Later that year, he moved into the role of Director, then moved to the role of Chairman of AirAsia in 2013, a role which he still holds as of 2016. He was appointed CEO of AirAsia X in 2015. He is also a board member of the Queens Park Rangers Football Club . This business-related biographical article from Malaysia

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