North Tapanuli Regency

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North Tapanuli Regency
(Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara)
Regency
Official seal of North Tapanuli Regency
Seal
Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara.svg
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
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total312,758
 • Density82/km2 (210/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 202 Census.[1]

Administrative districts[]

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

Name Area
in km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010[3]		 Pop'n
Census
2020[1]		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
vill.		 Post
code
257.35 13,021 14,578 Manalu 14 22453
502.90 13,876 15,109 Adiankoting 16 22461
189.20 22,365 24,156 Sipoholon 14 22452
Tarutung 107.68 39,500 42,831 Tarutung 31 (a) 22411
-22417
&22452
92.92 13,063 14,197 Simorangkia 12 22417
-22419
165.90 11,740 13,494 Onan Hasang 19 22463
203.20 10,569 12,092 Pasar Sarulla 13 22465
191.804 7,164 8,168 Parsaoran Janji Angkola 11 22464
150.00 7,300 8,369 Aek Nabara 8 22466
459.25 26,751 29,765 Pakpahan 26 22472
567.58 15,581 18,214 Garoga Sibargot 13 22473
408.22 24,536 27,828 Siparhutar 25 22471
Siborongborong 279.91 44,170 50,641 Pasar Siborongborong 21 22474
138.05 16,539 18,795 Sipiltak 14 22458
79.75 13,182 14,521 Hutana Nagodang 15 22476
Totals 3,793.71 278,897 312,758 Tarutung 252

Note: (a) including 7 of the urban kelurahan of the district's 11 kelurahan.

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. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Seta,William J. Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum). Pustaka Widyatama. p. 9. ISBN 979-610-232-3.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ "Aek Rara, Kolam Air Soda di Tarutung". April 14, 2012.

Coordinates: 2°00′10″N 99°04′15″E / 2.0028°N 99.0707°E / 2.0028; 99.0707


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