[ABSTRAK
Masyarakat Minangkabau dikenal aktif melakukan pergerakan keluar dari daerah asalnya atau disebut merantau. Merantau telah melembaga dalam sistem sosial. Itulah sebabnya penelitian geografi kebudayaan mengenai pola pergerakan dalam merantau menarik untuk dilakukan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif dengan mewawancarai delapan informan. Pada dasarnya, merantau merupakan budaya yang digunakan untuk meningkatkan kualitas diri laki-laki Minang. Merantau dipengaruhi daya dorong dari ranah berupa sistem sosial, budaya, dan kondisi fisik serta daya tarik yang kuat dari rantau berupa perekonomian dan pendidikan yang menimbulkan kesenjangan di kedua wilayah. Faktor pribadi individu berupa motivasi dan tujuan, kekerabatan, serta identitas diri juga berperan penting dalam menentukan keputusan merantau. Pola pergerakan dalam proses merantau terlihat mengarah ke kota-kota dengan kondisi perekonomian dan pendidikan yang baik.ABSTRACT
Minangkabau community is known for actively migrating out from their origins, the tradition called "merantau". Merantau has been institutionalized in a particular social systems. The nature made the study of cultural geography regarding the movement patterns in merantau is fascinating. This research was conducted using qualitative method by interviewing eight informants. Basically, ?merantau? is a culture that is used to improve the quality of men in Minang Merantau is influenced by the outer stimuli ranging from the form of social system, culture, and physical conditions and the strong appeals of the ?rantau?, the destination areas, in the form of economic and education opportunities that constituted gaps in the two distinct regions. Individual personal factors such as motivation and purpose, kinship, and identity also plays an important role in determining the decision to undergo "merantau". Movement patterns in the process of merantau have inclinations to prefer cities with good economic conditions and good educational opportunities.;Minangkabau community is known for actively migrating out from their origins, the tradition called "merantau". Merantau has been institutionalized in a particular social systems. The nature made the study of cultural geography regarding the movement patterns in merantau is fascinating. This research was conducted using qualitative method by interviewing eight informants. Basically, ?merantau? is a culture that is used to improve the quality of men in Minang Merantau is influenced by the outer stimuli ranging from the form of social system, culture, and physical conditions and the strong appeals of the ?rantau?, the destination areas, in the form of economic and education opportunities that constituted gaps in the two distinct regions. Individual personal factors such as motivation and purpose, kinship, and identity also plays an important role in determining the decision to undergo "merantau". Movement patterns in the process of merantau have inclinations to prefer cities with good economic conditions and good educational opportunities., Minangkabau community is known for actively migrating out from their origins, the tradition called "merantau". Merantau has been institutionalized in a particular social systems. The nature made the study of cultural geography regarding the movement patterns in merantau is fascinating. This research was conducted using qualitative method by interviewing eight informants. Basically, “merantau” is a culture that is used to improve the quality of men in Minang Merantau is influenced by the outer stimuli ranging from the form of social system, culture, and physical conditions and the strong appeals of the “rantau”, the destination areas, in the form of economic and education opportunities that constituted gaps in the two distinct regions. Individual personal factors such as motivation and purpose, kinship, and identity also plays an important role in determining the decision to undergo "merantau". Movement patterns in the process of merantau have inclinations to prefer cities with good economic conditions and good educational opportunities.]