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Central Tapanuli Regency

Coordinates: 1°54′00″N 98°40′00″E / 1.9000°N 98.6667°E / 1.9000; 98.6667
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Central Tapanuli Regency
Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah
Regency
Official seal of Central Tapanuli Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Sahata Saoloan
Agree
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatPandan
Government
 • RegentDr. Elfin Elyas Nainggolan (2022 - 2024) ; Bakhtiar Ahmad Sibarani (2017 - 2022)
 • Vice RegentDarwin Sitompul (2017 -2022)
 • Chairman of Regency's Council of RepresentativesKhairul Kiyedi Pasaribu (Nasdem) (Acting)
 • Vice Chairman of Regency's Council of RepresentativesAgus Fitriadi Panggabean (Golkar) (Acting)
Area
 • Total2,194.98 km2 (847.49 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total386,895
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.tapteng.go.id

Central Tapanuli Regency (Tapanuli Tengah in Indonesia) is a regency in North Sumatra province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The seat of the regency government is at Pandan. The regency covers an area of 2,194.98 km2 and consists of a long extent of land along the western coast of North Sumatra, together with offshore islands of which the largest is Mursala Island; it had a population of 311,232 at the 2010 census[2] and 365,177 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 386,895 (comprising 195,086 males and 191,809 females).[1] The regency surrounds the landward side of the city of Sibolga, which is administratively separate from the regency.

Administrative districts

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The regency is divided into twenty 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 of mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 160 rural desa and 55 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
desa		 No.
of
kelurahan		 Post
code
12.01.04 Pinangsori 78.32 22,550 25,552 26,753 Pinangsori 5 5 22653
12.01.15 Badiri 129.49 21,973 27,237 28,757 Lopian 7 2 22654
12.01.08 Sibabangun 284.64 16,395 18,412 19,227 Sibabangun 6 1 22655
12.01.19 Lumut 105.98 11,160 12,749 13,380 Aek Gambir 5 1 22652
12.01.18 Sukabangun 49.37 2,866 3,849 4,155 Pulo Pakkat I 6 - 22656
12.01.03 Pandan (district) 34.31 47,106 59,056 63,671 Pasar Baru 2 20 22611
-22616
12.01.14 Tukka 150.93 11,376 14,343 15,368 Tukka 5 4 22617
-22618
12.01.20 Sarudik 25.92 20,976 22,258 23,919 Pondok Batu 1 4 22611
-22616
12.01.07 Tapian Nauli (a) 83.01 18,459 20,507 21,348 Tapian Nauli II 8 1 22618
12.01.13 Sitahuis 50.52 5,040 5,897 6,232 Nauli 5 1 22611
Southeast sector 992.49 177,901 209,860 222,810 50 39 22562
12.01.06 Kolang 436.29 15,957 20,827 22,054 Kolang Nauli 12 2 22562
12.01.02 Sorkam 80.61 15,993 16,511 17,432 Sorkam 17 4 22560
12.01.10 Sorkam Barat
(West Sorkam)		 44.58 14,734 17,598 18,709 Sorkam Kanan 10 2 22561
12.01.16 Pasaribu Tobing 103.36 6,467 7,517 7,929 Pasaribu Tobing 9 - 22563
12.01.01 Barus 21.81 15,645 17,480 18,227 Padang Masiang 11 2 22564
12.01.09 Sosor Gadong 143.13 12,461 14,598 15,432 Sosor Gadong 8 1 22568
12.01.12 Andam Dewi 122.42 14,057 16,191 17,032 Rina Bolak 13 1 22651
12.01.17 Barus Utara
(North Barus)		 63.02 4,155 4,844 5,114 Hutaginjang 6 - 22567
12.01.05 Manduamas 99.55 19,449 22,951 24,314 Pasar Onan Manduamas 17 3 22565
12.01.11 Sirandorung 87.72 13,413 16,800 17,842 Bajamas 7 1 22566
Northwest sector 1,202.49 132,331 155,317 164,085 110 16 22562
Totals 2,194.98 311,232 365,177 386,895 Pandan 160 55

Note: (a) includes Mursala Island and 18 smaller islands off the coast.

Tourist sites

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Central Tapanuli's beaches are ideal for surfing, although they are not as well known as those of Nias Island. The regency has 30 offshore islands; one of the biggest is Mursala Island with 8,000 hectares (1 hour by motorboat from Sibolga), which has a waterfall that directly drops to the sea; around 100 metres from the waterfall the water still tastes plain and the corals are unique and beautiful.[4] In 1933, the first King Kong film has taken pictures here.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Air Laut Pun Terasa Tawar". February 2, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Henry Zheng. "Tapanuli Tengah, Negeri Wisata Sejuta Pesona". Retrieved August 29, 2014.

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