Baso is a village in Agam Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is part of the nagari of Tabek Panjang, in the kecamatan of Baso, located betw…Baso is a village in Agam Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is part of the nagari of Tabek Panjang, in the kecamatan of Baso, located between the cities of Bukittinggi and Payakumbuh. Baso was the transit and junction town of Payakumbuh, Bukittinggi and Batusangkar. It was known also as the most important farmers' trading and crops collection point in West Sumatra. The Dutch built railway stations, markets, and other supporting facilities like post offices and banks, as well as one of the biggest teacher training schools in West Sumatra, run by PGRI, the National Teachers' Association of Indonesia.
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