West Pasaman District is one of the districts in West Sumatra, Indonesia. This area was formed from the expansion of Pasaman Regency based on Law No. 38 of 2003 dated December 18, 2003, with the district capital at Simpang Ampek.
West Pasaman Regency is one of the 3 (three) expansion regencies in West Sumatra Province. It has an area of 3,887.77 ha which is divided into 11 (eleven) districts. Based on geographical location, West Pasaman Regency is located at 99 o10 -100 04 east longitude and 0o33 0o11 south latitude. This regency is bordered by Madina Regency in the north, Pasaman and Agam Regencies in the south, Pasaman Regency in the east and the Indonesian Ocean in the south. west. West Pasaman Regency's economic contribution comes from the agricultural sector, every year the contribution of the agricultural sector always outperforms other sectors.
The largest income from the agricultural sector comes from the food crops sub-sector, and the plantation sub-sector and the leading commodity of oil palm. In the fisheries sector, the largest contribution comes from the marine fisheries sub-sector. Meanwhile, fisheries sub-sector has not yet been explored. When compared to other sectors, especially the plantation sub-sector, the fisheries sector is slightly behind even though the potential is large enough to lift the economy of West Pasaman.
