Asahan Regency

Asahan Regency Kabupaten Asahan
Regency
Other transcription(s)
•  Jawi	كابوفاتن اسهن
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Rambate Rata Raya (Working together for the prosperity of the people)
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Kisaran
Government
• Regent	Taufik Zainal Abidin  [ id ]
• Vice Regent	Rianto  [ id ]
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Baharuddin Harahap (Gerindra)
• Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives	Benteng Panjaitan (Golkar), Rosmansyah (PDI-P) and Ilham Harahap (Partai Demokrat)
Area
• Total	3,732.97 km2 (1,441.31 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate) [1]
• Total	813,720
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code	(+62)23
Vehicle registration	BK
Website	www.asahankab.go.id

Asahan Regency is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Following the creation of the new Batubara Regency (which was carved out of the more western of the coastal districts of Asahan Regency on 15 June 2007), the regency now covers an area of 3,732.97 square kilometres; it had a population of 668,272 according to the 2010 census ^[2] and 769,960 in the 2020 Census; ^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 813,720 (comprising 411,138 males and 402,582 females). ^[1] Its administrative centre is now the large town of Kisaran. The Regency surrounds but now does not include the city of Tanjungbalai which was its capital until created an independent city in 1984. The Asahan Sultanate was located in the region.

History

The Sultanate of Asahan (كسلطانن اسهن‎) was a Malay sultanate from approximately 1630 until 1946. ^[4] It was located in the north-east of the island of Sumatra, in what is now Indonesia and covered what is now the Asahan Regency. The population consists of Simalungun and Toba Batak people who have converted to Islam and speak Malay language. Some others still recognize the Bataks but are Muslim, known as Pardembanan Batak people, who speak Pardembanan Batak language. ^[5]

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-five 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-2024. ^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 177 rural desa and 27 urban kelurahan - of which 25 are in the town of Kisaran), and its postal code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
12.09.17	Bandar Pasir Mandoge	713.63	32,845	34,997	35,864	Bandar Pasir Mandoge	9	21262
12.09.15	Bandar Pulau	268.41	20,508	23,684	25,039	Bandar Pulau Pekan	10	21275
12.09.21	Aek Songsongan	282.21	16,485	17,970	18,578	Aek Songsongan	9	21274
12.09.22	Rahuning	195.80	17,509	19,940	20,967	Rahuning I	7	21276
12.09.14	Pulau Rakyat	213.65	31,534	35,454	37,095	Pulau Rakyat Pekan	12	21278
12.09.18	Aek Kuasan	143.13	22,847	25,742	26,956	Aek Loba Afdeling I	7 (a)	21273
12.09.32	Aek Ledong	85.12	19,694	20,632	21,002	Ledong Barat	7	21277
12.09.11	Sei Kepayang	370.69	17,106	19,306	20,230	Sei Kepayang Kanan	6	21381
12.09.24	Sei Kepayang Barat (West Sei Kepayang)	49.19	12,825	14,906	15,798	Sei Tulang Pandau	6	21382
12.09.25	Sei Kepayang Timur (East Sei Kepayang)	100.65	8,601	9,561	9,960	Sungai Pasir	5	21383
12.09.10	Tanjung Balai (b)	88.68	34,901	41,444	44,290	Asahan Mati	8	21352
12.09.12	Simpang Empat	135.77	39,444	46,642	49,764	Simpang Empat	8	21271
12.09.31	Teluk Dalam	117.01	17,280	19,243	20,059	Air Teluk Kiri	6	21270
12.09.13	Air Batu	117.15	39,151	45,868	48,762	Sungai Alim Ulu	12	21272
12.09.23	Sei Dadap	82.78	30,871	36,122	38,383	Sei Kamah II	10	21279
12.09.16	Buntu Pane	153.40	22,538	24,671	25,547	Sei Silau Timur	9	21261
12.09.26	Tinggi Raja	107.90	18,100	20,056	20,867	Padang Sari	7	21261
12.09.27	Setia Janji	63.37	11,442	12,784	13,343	Sei Silau Barat	5	21260
12.09.08	Meranti	45.33	19,381	23,508	25,329	Meranti	7	21264
12.09.30	Pulo Bandring	86.99	27,744	33,469	35,986	Suka Damai	10	21265
12.09.29	Rawang Panca Arga	67.37	17,533	19,947	20,966	Rawang Pasar IV	7	21266
12.09.09	Air Joman	98.09	45,811	57,127	62,217	Binjai Serbangan	7 (c)	21263
12.09.28	Silau Laut	84.68	20,166	24,972	27,123	Silau Bonto	5	21267
12.09.19	Kota Kisaran Barat (West Kisaran town)	32.81	55,175	60,428	62,587	Sei Renggas	13 (d)	21211 -21218
12.09.20	Kota Kisaran Timur (East Kisaran town)	30.17	68,781	81,487	87,005	Kisaran Naga	12 (e)	21219 -21229
	Totals	3,732.97	668,272	769,960	813,720	Kisaran	204

Note: (a) including one kelurahan - Aek Loba Pekan, with 3,585 inhabitants as at mid 2023. ^[6]
(b) Tanjung Balai District is not part of Tanjungbalai city, but lies between the city and the coast.
(c) including one kelurahan - Binjai Serbangan, with 19,183 inhabitants as at mid 2023. ^[7] .
(d) comprises 13 kelurahan - see under Kisaran for populations of kelurahan.
(e) comprises 12 kelurahan - see under Kisaran for populations of kelurahan.

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Asahan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1209)
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. Kahin, Audrey (2015-10-29). Historical Dictionary of Indonesia. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 46–47. ISBN   978-0-8108-7456-5.
5. Anderson, John (1826). Mission to The East Coast of Sumatra. M.DCCC.XXIII. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. pp. 1–42.
6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Aek Kuasan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1208031)
7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Air Joman Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1208100)

External links

• Asahan official site
• Statistic Of Asahan Regency ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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