Pakpak Bharat Regency
Pakpak Bharat Regency
(Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat) | |
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![]() Regent office of Pakpak Bharat | |
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Motto(s): Bage Ate Rejekki Bage Tennah Mo Sodip | |
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Country | Indonesia |
Province | North Sumatra |
Regency seat | Salak |
Government | |
• Regent | Asren Nasution (Acting) |
• Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives | Sonni P Berutu (Partai Demokrat) |
• Vice Chairmen of Regency's Council of Representatives | Elson Angkat (Golkar) and Mansehat Manik (Gerindra) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,218.30 km2 (470.39 sq mi) |
Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 52,351 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Religion | Christianism 57,54% –Protestantism 53,45% –Catholicism 4,09% Islam 42,46% |
Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Website | www |
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]
The number of houses of worship by type of places of worship in 2016 in Pakpak Bharat Regency is as follows:
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[]
Coordinates: 2°34′00″N 98°17′00″E / 2.5667°N 98.2833°E
- Regencies of North Sumatra
- North Sumatra geography stubs