Conscious Tourism Photo Contest 2011

MINISTRY of Culture and Tourism (Kemenbudpar) through the Directorate General of Tourism Destination Development held back Conscious Tourism Photo Contest 2011 with the theme "The Role of Civil Society in Promoting Literacy Through Tourism in Destinations Tourism Sapta Pesona Application".

Director of Community Development of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Bakrie said the charm of the natural beauty of Indonesia is very attractive for the attractions for the photo.

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Painan City Can Grow to be A Tour City

DEVELOPMENT of Painan City as a center of government Pesisir Selatan District is expected to be more rapidly again in the near future. The change in the direction of that development has been seen from the changes in the function of land use from agricultural land into settlement and trading business land.

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History of Painan City

PAINAN City is a city which is also the administrative capital of Pesisir Selatan District, in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. Administratively, the City of Painan go into IV Jurai Subdistrict, and the city is crossed by Highway Traffic western Sumatera.

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About Pesisir Selatan District

PESISIR SELATAN DISTRICT is one of 19 districts/cities in West Sumatra, with an area of ​​5749.89 km2. Regency Pesisir Selatan Region is located in the southern part of West Sumatera Province, stretching from north to south by 234 km long coastline.


Pesisir Selatan District, the north is bordered by the city of Padang, the east by the District of Solok and Jambi Province, south of the Province of Bengkulu and the west by the Indonesian Ocean.

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