MANINJAU LAKE - BEAUTY OF "BUJANG SEMBILAN" LEGEND (Eng. Ver)

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Danau Maninjau

Maninjau Lake. A very beautiful and famous Lake of Padang, West Sumatra, which is the hometown of my best friend, Joni Efrianto. This lake is the 11th widest lake in Indonesia, and  the 2nd largest lake in West Sumatra after Batur Lake. The lake is located in the district of Tanjung Raya, Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The position is about 140 km north of Padang city, 36 Km from Bukit Tinggi and 27 Km from Lubunk Basung.

Maninjau is the water source for the Batang Sri Antokan River. In the upstream of this river, which is located in one part of the shores of Maninjau Lake, there is a Maninjau Hydroelectric Power Plant which supplies electricity to West Sumatra and the surrounding region. Maninjau Lake is surrounded by green hills. One of the highest peak of the hill is known as Puncak Lawang, which became a favorite spot for tourists who want to enjoy the Maninjau Lake view. Here also, sometimes there is paragliding activities. There are so many tourists who participated in this paragliding just to enjoy the beauty of Lake Maninjau from the air.