North Tapanuli Regency

North Tapanuli Regency
(Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara)
Regency
Welcome gate to North Tapanuli Regency in Siborongborong
Welcome gate to North Tapanuli Regency in Siborongborong
Official seal of North Tapanuli Regency
Seal
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatTarutung
Government
 • RegentNikson Nababan
 • Vice RegentSarlandy Hutabarat
 • Chairman of Regency's Council of RepresentativesPoltak Pakpahan (PDI-P)
 • Vice Chairpeople of Regency's Council of RepresentativesFatimah Hutabarat (Nasdem) and Reguel Simanjuntak (Golkar)
Area
 • Total3,793.71 km2 (1,464.76 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total318,424
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.taputkab.go.id

North Tapanuli Regency (Tapanuli Utara - in Indonesian, "utara" means "north") is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Its capital is Tarutung. The regency covers an area of 3,793.71 square kilometres and it had a population of 278,897 at the 2010 Census[2] and 312,758 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 318,424.[1]

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 241 rural desa and 11 urban kelurahan) and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
Parmonangan 257.35 13,021 14,578 14,737 Manalu 14 22453
Adiankoting 502.90 13,876 15,109 15,255 Adiankoting 16 22461
Sipoholon 189.20 22,365 24,156 24,618 Sipoholon 14 22452
Tarutung 107.68 39,500 42,831 43,694 Tarutung 31 (a) 22411
-22417
&22452
Siatas Barita 92.92 13,063 14,197 14,386 Simorangkia 12 22417
-22419
Pahae Julu 165.90 11,740 13,494 13,768 Onan Hasang 19 22463
Pahae Jae 203.20 10,569 12,092 12,326 Pasar Sarulla 13 22465
Purbatua 191.804 7,164 8,168 8,282 Parsaoran Janji
Angkola		 11 22464
Simangumban 150.00 7,300 8,369 8,482 Aek Nabara 8 22466
Pangaribuan 459.25 26,751 29,765 30,263 Pakpahan 26 22472
Garoga 567.58 15,581 18,214 18,530 Garoga Sibargot 13 22473
Sipahutar 408.22 24,536 27,828 28,319 Siparhutar 25 22471
Siborongborong 279.91 44,170 50,641 51,936 Pasar
Siborongborong		 21 22474
Pagaran 138.05 16,539 18,795 19,134 Sipiltak 14 22458
Muara (b) 79.75 13,182 14,521 14,694 Hutana
Nagodang		 15 22476
Totals 3,793.71 278,897 312,758 318,424 Tarutung 252

Note: (a) including 7 of the urban kelurahan of the district's 11 kelurahan. (b) Muara District is a northern near-exclave of the regency, mainly situated on the southern shore of Lake Toba, and connected to Siborongborong District by a narrow strip of land. It includes the island of Pulau Sibandang (12 km2 in area, with 2,357 inhabitants in 2020), which is situated in the lake.

Soda Pond

Soda Pond or Aek Kara is located at the bottom of Parbubu I Hill village

Soda Pond, or Aek Rara is located at the bottom of Parbubu I Hill village. The pond's natural spring water generates bubbles and a soda aroma can be smelled. It is safe for swimming, but the use of googles is recommended. The locals regularly use the water from the pond to water nearby rice paddy fields.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1202)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Aek Rara, Kolam Air Soda di Tarutung". April 14, 2012.

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