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Sijunjung Regency formerly known as Sawahlunto Sijunjung, is an inland regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 3,150.58 km2, and it had a population of 201,823 at the 2010 census and 235,045 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 249,790 (comprising 126,310 males and 123,480 females). The regency seat is the town of Muaro Sijunjung. The regency was created from the former Sawahlunto Regency, after the districts comprising Sawahlunto town became a city, administratively separated from the regency, which was then renamed.

Most of the people work in trade or as government employees, and the rest are farmers. There are few university graduates because most people are not interested in continuing their studies for reasons of economic and environmental culture. Many of the natural resources of this regency are not explored and utilized because of the mountainous geography.

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Secara topografi, kabupaten Sijunjung berada di rangkaian Bukit Barisan yang memanjang dari arah barat laut ke tenggara, sehingga kabupaten ini memiliki ketinggian yang sangat bervariasi, yaitu antara 120 meter sampai 930 meter di atas permukaan laut. Kecamatan di kabupaten ini umumnya memiliki topografi yang curam dengan kemiringan antara 15–40%, yaitu kecamatan Tanjung Gadang, kecamatan Sijunjung, kecamatan Sumpur Kudus, dan kecamatan Lubuk Tarok.

Seperti daerah lainnya di Sumatera Barat, kabupaten ini mempunyai iklim tropis dengan kisaran suhu minimun 21 °C dan maksimum 37 °C. Sedangkan tingkat curah hujan kabupaten Sijunjung mencapai rata-rata 13,61 mm per hari.

Selanjutnya batas-batas wilayah Kabupaten Sijunjung, Sumatera Barat adalah sebagai berikut: