Editing Agam Regency (section)

==Geography==
Astronomically this regency located between 00°01’ 34” – 00°28’ 43” S dan 99°46’ 39” – 100°32’ 50” E.<ref name="ada"/> Located in 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.<ref name="ada"/> Regions with a very steep slope (> 45%) are at the [[Bukit Barisan]] range with the summit of [[Mount Merapi]] with 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 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.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

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.<ref name="ada"/>