[1] The administrative centre of the regency is the town of Arosuka, in Gunung Talang District.

The city of Solok is administratively separate from the Regency (although almost totally enclaved geographically within the Regency) and its area and population are not included in these totals.

Solok Regency is divided into fourteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.

Besides mining, Solok Regency also has tourist attractions such as Mount Red and White (Gunung Merah Putih) in Nagari Sulit Air, with three waterfalls close to each other.

Jonjang Seribu (The Thousand Step Staircase) is another natural attraction.