January 20, 2019

Maninjau Lake

PROFIL

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Name;

Maninjau Lake

Note;

Maninjau Lake is a volcanic lake located at an altitude of 461.50 meters above sea level. Maninjau Lake is a caldera from a large volcanic eruption which scattered approximately 220-250 km3 of pyroclastic material. The caldera was formed due to the composite composite volcanic eruption which developed in the tectonic zone of the Great Sumatran Sesar system called Gunung Sitinjau (according to local legend), this can be seen from the shape of the hill around the lake that resembles a wall. The Maninjau Caldera (34.5 km x 12 km) is occupied by a lake measuring 8 km x 16.5 km (132 km2). The Maninjau caldera wall has 459 m from the surface of the lake which has a depth of 157 m (Verbeek, 1883 in Pribadi, A. et al., 2007).
This lake is recorded as the eleventh largest lake in Indonesia. Whereas in West Sumatra, Maninjau is the second largest lake after Lake Singkarak which has an area of 129.69 km² in two districts namely Tanah Datar District and Solok Regency.…

Conservation;

North-South Maninjau Nature Reserve;…

GOVERMENT ADMINISTRATION

Province	West Sumatra;
City/Regency	Kabupaten Agam
District	Kecamatan Tanjung Raya;
Village	1. Desa Koto Kaciak; 2. Desa Duo Koto; 3. Desa Bayua; 4. Desa Maninjau;5. Desa Sungai Batang;6. Desa Tanjung Sani; 7. Desa Koto Malintang;8. Desa Koto Gadang Anam Koto;