Pakpak Bharat Regency

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Pakpak Bharat Regency
(Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat)
Regency
Regent office of Pakpak Bharat
Regent office of Pakpak Bharat
Coat of arms of Pakpak Bharat Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Bage Ate Rejekki Bage Tennah Mo Sodip
Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat.svg
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatSalak
Government
 • RegentAsren Nasution (Acting)
 • Chairman of Regency's Council of RepresentativesSonni P Berutu (Partai Demokrat)
 • Vice Chairmen of Regency's Council of RepresentativesElson Angkat (Golkar) and Mansehat Manik (Gerindra)
Area
 • Total1,218.30 km2 (470.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total52,351
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demographics
[2]
 • ReligionChristianism 57,54%
–Protestantism 53,45%
–Catholicism 4,09%
Islam 42,46%
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.pakpakbharatkab.go.id

Pakpak Bharat Regency is a regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 1,218.3 square kilometres and it had a population of 40,481 at the 2010 census[3] and 52,351 at the 2020 Census.[1] Its seat is the town of Salak.

Administrative districts[]

The regency is divided administratively into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their reas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

Name Area
in km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010[3]		 Pop'n
Census
2020[1]		 Administrative
centre		 No. of
villages		 Post
code
Salak 245.57 7,216 10,057 Salak 6 22272
473.62 9,365 11,486 Sibande 10 22275
75.45 1,211 1,476 Pagindar 4 22270
53.02 3,376 4,321 Ulu Merah 5 22276
66.64 3,740 4,751 Kecupak 5 22273
147.61 8,115 10,078 Sukarame 10 22271
74.03 3,639 4,827 Tinada 6 22277
82.36 3,843 5,355 Jambu Rea 6 22274
Totals 1,218.30 40,481 52,351 Salak 52

Demographics[]

Etnhic[]

The tribes that inhabit Pakpak Bharat Regency in general are Pakpak people. Besides Pakpak, other Batak ethnicities include Toba and Karo; there are also other tribes such as Malay and Nias and so on.

Most of the territory of Pakpak Bharat Regency is the ulayat land of the Pakpak people Suak Simsim, so the majority of Pakpak clan in Pakpak Bharat Regency are from Suak Simsim. However, there are also other Pakpak clans from the other four asylums.

The Pakpak clans inhabiting Pakpak Bharat Regency include:

  • Bancin
  • Banurea
  • Berutu
  • Boangmanalu
  • Cibro
  • Kabeakan
  • Kesogihen
  • Limbong
  • Manik
  • Padang
  • Padang Batanghari
  • Sinamo
  • Sitakar
  • Solin
  • Tinendung

Religion[]

Religious composition in Pakpak Bharat Regency.[4]

  Protestantism (53.45%)
  Islam (42.46%)
  Catholicism (4.09%)

The number of houses of worship by type of places of worship in 2016 in Pakpak Bharat Regency is as follows:

  • Church Protestant 98 buildings
  • Church Catholic 13 buildings
  • Mosque as many as 78 buildings

In Pakpak Bharat Regency, Christianity is the religion with the majority of the population, followed by adherents of the Islam religion which also has a large population.

residents of Pakpak Bharat Regency who are Protestant Christians are members of the Church GKPPD.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ "Penduduk Menurut Wilayah dan Agama yang Dianut di Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat". sumut.bps.go.id. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ "Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Sumatera Utara". sumut.bps.go.id.

Coordinates: 2°34′00″N 98°17′00″E / 2.5667°N 98.2833°E / 2.5667; 98.2833


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