The Unique Town of Bukittinggi

          Bukittinggi is one city in the province of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Aside from being a city of struggle, Bukittinggi is also known as a tourist city that cool air, and siblings (sister city) with Seremban in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The whole area is directly adjacent to the city of Agam regency. Visited tourist spot is the Clock Tower, which is a similar to Big Ben clock tower located in the heart of the city as well as a symbol for the city that is on the edge of a valley called Sianok Canyon.
 
     1.  History

          Bukittinggi city began to stand along with the arrival of the Dutch who later established bastion in 1825 during the War Padri on one of the hills that are in this town. This place is known as a stronghold of Fort de Kock, as well as a resting place officers are Dutch colonies. Later in the reign of the Dutch East Indies, the area is always enhanced role in the state administration, which later developed into a Stadsgemeente (city), and also serves as the capital of Afdeeling Padangsche Bovenlanden and Onderafdeeling Oud Agam.

        During the Japanese occupation, Bukittinggi serve as the control center for the military government of Sumatra, even to Singapore and Thailand. The city became the seat of a military commander to-25 Kenpeitai, under the command of Major General Hirano Toyoji.Then city was renamed from Fort de Kock Stadsgemeente be Bukittinggi The Yaku Sho, whose land extended to include the surrounding villages-villages.

SMA Negri 1 Landbouw

        Sekolah ini, dulunya lahir dari pecahan SMA Negeri ABC Bukittinggi yang berlokasi di Birugo (SMA Negeri 2 Bukittinggi sekarang) pada tahun 1957. Pada awalnya SMA ini dikenal dengan SMA Negeri 1B dan pada tahun 1959 lokasinya dipindahkan ke lokasi yang ada sekarang yaitu jalan Syekh M Jamil Jambek No. 36 (Landbouw) Bukittinggi. Gedung induk (sekarang gedung utama) SMA Negeri 1 Bukittinggi yang mulai dibangun tahun 1957 dan selesai tahun 1959 merupakan bantuan Pemerintah, mengingat Bukittinggi adalah pusat atau ibukota propinsi Sumatera Tengah. Nah, ini foto dulunya..