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.

Kode
Wilayah		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
12.02.11Parmonangan257.3513,02114,57814,737Manalu1422453
12.02.03Adiankoting502.9013,87615,10915,255Adiankoting1622461
12.02.04Sipoholon189.2022,26524,15624,618Sipoholon1422452
12.02.01Tarutung107.6839,50042,83143,694Tarutung31 (a)22411
-22417
(b)
12.02.02Siatas Barita92.9213,06314,19714,386Simorangkia1222417
-22419
12.02.05Pahae Julu165.9011,74013,49413,768Onan Hasang1922463
12.02.06Pahae Jae203.2010,56912,09212,326Pasar Sarulla1322465
12.02.08Purbatua191.807,1648,1688,282Parsaoran Janji
Angkola		1122464
12.02.07Simangumban150.007,3008,3698,482Aek Nabara822466
12.02.13Pangaribuan459.2526,75129,76530,263Pakpahan2622472
12.02.14Garoga567.5815,58118,21418,530Garoga Sibargot1322473
12.02.12Sipahutar408.2224,53627,82828,319Siparhutar2522471
12.02.09Siborongborong279.9144,17050,64151,936Pasar
Siborongborong		2122474
12.02.10Pagaran138.0516,53918,79519,134Sipiltak1422458
12.02.15Muara (c)79.7513,18214,52114,694Hutana
Nagodang		1522476
Totals3,793.71279.257312,758318,424Tarutung252

Note: (a) including 7 of the urban kelurahan of the district's 11 kelurahan. (b) except for the two desa of Jambur Nauli and Sihujur, which have the postcode of 22452.
(c) 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. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1202)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Aek Rara, Kolam Air Soda di Tarutung". April 14, 2012.

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