Bayua

Bayua
Interactive map of Bayua
Coordinates: 0°15′39.6″S 100°13′19.2″E / 0.261000°S 100.222000°E / -0.261000; 100.222000
Country Indonesia
Province West Sumatra
RegencyAgam Regency
DistrictTanjung Raya
Elevation
562 m (1,844 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
37,368
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Western Indonesia Time)
Postal code
26471
Administrative code13.06.03.2004

Bayua is a village on the shores of Lake Maninjau in Agam Regency, in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. Most of the people in Maninjau are ethnically Minangkabau.

An extreme weather incident in 2022 killed hundreds of tons of fish in the lake, littering the village's shores.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Dead fish in Lake Maninjau leave putrid smell for Bayua residents". Antara News. January 2, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2026.