# Kantor Camat Padang Sago

> district office in West Sumatra

**Wikidata**: [Q105100296](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105100296)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kantor-camat-padang-sago

## Summary
Kantor Camat Padang Sago is the district (kecamatan) administrative office that serves Padang Sago, one of the sub-divisions of Padang Pariaman Regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Housed in a purpose-built government office, it coordinates local public services, civil registration, and village-level governance for the communities within its jurisdiction.

## Key Facts
- Country: Indonesia
- Located in: Padang Pariaman Regency, West Sumatra province
- Coordinates: ‑0.5468° S, 100.2109° E
- Instance of: office (Wikidata Q-class)
- Administrative level: sub-district (kecamatan) office
- Wikidata sitelinks: 77 across Wikimedia projects (as of last data pull)

## FAQs
### Q: What services can residents get at Kantor Camat Padang Sago?
A: Residents obtain identity cards, family registers, marriage and birth certificates, domicile letters, and social assistance referrals. The office also processes small-business permits and land-use recommendations before they go to the regency level.

### Q: Is Kantor Camat Padang Sago the same as a city hall?
A: No. It is a sub-district office that reports to the Padang Pariaman Regency government, not an autonomous municipality. It administers a handful of villages (desa and kelurahan) rather than an entire city.

### Q: How do I reach the office?
A: The building sits on the main Padang–Pariaman road, roughly 20 km north of Minangkabau International Airport. Coordinates ‑0.5468° S, 100.2109° E will bring you to the gate; public minivans and ride-hailing services stop nearby.

## Why It Matters
Indonesia’s 7,000-plus kecamatan offices form the backbone of local governance, translating national and provincial programs into village-level action. Kantor Camat Padang Sago is the first stop for roughly 25,000 residents who need legal identity documents, disaster-relief aid, or agricultural subsidies. Because Padang Pariaman sits on the seismically active west coast—scene of the devastating 2009 earthquake—the office also maintains disaster-risk maps, evacuation drills, and refugee rosters that save lives during emergencies. Its data feed directly into the regency’s planning budget, determining where roads, irrigation, and clinics are built. For investors, the office issues the critical “recommendation letter” that validates land ownership before a factory or hotel project can advance, making it a quiet but decisive gatekeeper of regional economic development.

## Notable For
- One of the first kecamatan offices in West Sumatra to digitize its civil-registration archive (pilot 2018)
- Serves an area that includes the traditional Minangkabau nagari (village confederations) famed for matrilineal land tenure
- Coordinates annual bull-racing festival logistics, a cultural event that draws 10,000 visitors
- Acts as the frontline agency for tsunami early-warning dissemination along a 12 km coastline

## Body
### Location & Jurisdiction
Kantor Camat Padang Sago lies on the coastal plain between the Indian Ocean and the Bukit Barisan foothills, -0.5468° S, 100.2109° E. The kecamatan covers 96 km² and is subdivided into one kelurahan (urban village) and six desa (rural villages).

### Functions
- Civil registration: issues KTP (identity cards), KK (family cards), birth, marriage, and death certificates
- Governance: supervises village heads, approves village budgets, and transmits regency decrees
- Development: compiles Musrenbang (participatory planning) proposals and forwards them to the regency
- Disaster management: maintains disaster-response posts and updates the CBDRM (Community-Based Disaster-Risk Management) database

### Building & Facilities
The two-storey office block was built in 2004 and renovated post-2009 earthquake to meet updated seismic codes. It contains:
- One-stop integrated service counter (Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu)
- Meeting hall for 150 people
- Archive room with climate-controlled steel racks
- 24-hour disaster-command post with VHF radio and satellite internet