Misplaced Pages

North Tapanuli Regency (Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara)
Regency
Welcome gate to North Tapanuli Regency in Siborongborong
Seal
Motto(s): Tano Batak ("Land of Batak")
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Tarutung
Government
• Regent	Nikson Nababan
• Vice Regent	Sarlandy Hutabarat
• Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives	Poltak Pakpahan (PDI-P)
• Vice Chairpeople of Regency's Council of Representatives	Fatimah Hutabarat (Nasdem) and Reguel Simanjuntak (Golkar)
Area
• Total	3,793.71 km (1,464.76 sq mi)
Population
• Total	323,102
• Density	85/km (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.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 kilometers and it had a population of 278,897 at the 2010 Census and 312,758 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 323,102.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2022. 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 postcode.

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 km in area, with 2,357 inhabitants in 2020), which is situated in the lake.

Soda Pond

Soda Pond, or Aek Rara / Air Soda 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 goggles is recommended. The locals regularly use the water from the pond to water nearby rice paddy fields.

References

1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1202)
2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1202)
5. "Aek Rara, Kolam Air Soda di Tarutung". April 14, 2012.

v t e Regencies and cities of North Sumatra
Capital: Medan
Regencies	Asahan Batubara Dairi Deli Serdang Humbang Hasundutan Karo Labuhan Batu South Labuhan Batu North Labuhan Batu Langkat Mandailing Natal Nias West Nias South Nias North Nias Padang Lawas North Padang Lawas Pakpak Bharat Samosir Serdang Bedagai Simalungun South Tapanuli Central Tapanuli North Tapanuli Toba
Cities	Binjai Gunung Sitoli Medan Padang Sidempuan Pematangsiantar Sibolga Tanjungbalai Tebing Tinggi
See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

2°00′10″N 99°04′15″E / 2.0028°N 99.0707°E / 2.0028; 99.0707

This North Sumatra location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Batak
• North Sumatra geography stubs
• Barumun Bilah basin
• Batang Toru basin