ABSTRACT
The research objective was to study the continuity of adat activity setting pattern that it\u27s done by the Minangkabau\u27s society at Nagari with housing complex of Kotamadya Padang. By studying adat activity settings it was hoped that it could identify which one of the settlement still has a similar activity setting with Nagari.
The research was done at four locations by taking samples randomly. It used a one stage cluster sampling.
The results of the research were that 1) adat activity at housing complex of Perumnas Kotamadya Padang was still done by the society. Some of its tradisional adat categories weren\u27t done anymore, because it had been substituted by modern adat, 2) the activity subtitution caused the change of setting. Observing of four research locations showed that housing complex of Balimbing still maintain their adat strongly. It\u27s caused by a) the width of complex area that it gives a possibility for the society to build a facility according to their activity setting, and b) housing complex is surrounded by the original populations that they need a adat facility (having an open sufficiently).
Key words : adat - activity - setting - continuit
