Samosir Regency

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Samosir Regency (Kabupaten Samosir)
Regency
Panorama of Hills of Samosir Island seen from Bukit Doa Getsemane Sanggam, Ambarita, Simanindo, Samosir Regency
Seal
Motto(s):  Satahi Saoloan
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Pangururan
Government
• Regent	Rapidin Simbolon
• Vice Regent	Juang Sinaga
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Saut Martua Tamba (PDI-P)
• Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives	Nasib Simbolon (National Awakening Party) and Basrun Sihombing (Nasdem)
Area
• Total	1,444.25 km2 (557.63 sq mi)
Population  (2020 Census)[1]
• Total	136,441
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	samosirkab.go.id

Resort in Ambarita, Samosir Regency

Batak Toba House in Simanindo, Samosir Regency

Tomok Market, Samosir Regency

Samosir Regency is a regency in North Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 1,444.25 square kilometres and it had a population of 119,653 at the 2010 census^[2] and 136,441 at the 2020 Census.^[3] Its seat is the town of Pangururan.

Administrative districts[]

The regency is divided administratively into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[4] and the 2020 Census.^[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

Six of the nine districts (kecamatan) within the regency are on the island of Samosir (which lies within Lake Toba), while the others lie on the 'mainland' of Sumatra.

• Samosir Island districts
  • Onan Runggu
  • Palipi
  • Pangururan
  • Ronggur Nihuta
  • Simanindo
  • Nainggolan
• Mainland districts
  • Sitio-tio
  • Harian
  • Sianjur Mula Mula

However, a small part of Pangururan District lies on the mainland, cut off from the rest of the district by the canal.

Botanical Garden[]

2011: Samosir Regency with supervision from LIPI will build a 100 hectares Botanical Garden. It will finish 10 years later with cost predicted about Rp.73 billion ($8.6 million).^[7]

Geo park[]

A geopark worth Rp20 billion ($2.2 million) is expected to be created - beginning in mid-2012 - in cooperation with the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT). It has been proposed for incorporation into the world geo park network.^[8]

Panoramic view of Samosir Island from Lake Toba

References[]

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Coordinates: 2°23′52″N 99°13′00″E / 2.3979°N 99.2168°E / 2.3979; 99.2168

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