The Testing New Traditional Market Location in Padang City (Case Study the Location between Simpang Haru Market and the Bandar Buat Market)

This article aims to examine three locations for the construction of a new traditional market in Padang City. That is the location between Simpang Haru Market and Bandar Buat Market. The test results provide recommendations on whether or not the location requires a new traditional market. The method used is testing the new location with the AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) and the assessment indicator consists of the population, location development measured by socio-economic changes, people's spending habits around the location of the people's market development plan, the purchasing power of residents around the location of market development plans people, differences in social status, number, area, type and location of old markets, accessibility, and physical condition of the natural environment around the planned location of the construction of a new people's market. The results of the study concluded that the testing of the location between the Simpang Haru Market and the Bandar Buat Market resulted in a range of judgments that were in a position quite high. Figures with a fairly high predicate provide recommendations that in these locations require a traditional maid market that can serve the needs of society optimally.