Asahan Regency

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Asahan Regency
Kabupaten Asahan
كابوفاتن اسهن
Logo kabupaten asahan.gif
Motto(s): 
Rambate Rata Raya
(Working together for the prosperity of the people)
Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Asahan.svg
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Province Coat of arms of North Sumatra.svg North Sumatra
Regency seat Logo kabupaten asahan.gif Kisaran
Government
  RegentSurya (Acting)
  Chairman of Council of RepresentativesBaharuddin Harahap (Gerindra)
  Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesBenteng Panjaitan (Golkar), Rosmansyah (PDI-P) and Ilham Harahap (Partai Demokrat)
Area
  Total3,732.97 km2 (1,441.31 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total802,503
  Density210/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 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-2023 was 802,563 (comprising 405,617 males and 396,946 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.

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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-2023. [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 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
12.09.17Bandar Pasir Mandoge713.6332,84534,99735,647Bandar Pasir Mandoge921262
12.09.15Bandar Pulau268.4120,50823,68424,694Bandar Pulau Pekan1021275
12.09.21Aek Songsongan282.2116,48517,97018,425Aek Songsongan921274
12.09.22Rahuning195.8017,50919,94020,706Rahuning I721276
12.09.14Pulau Rakyat213.6531,53435,45436,680Pulau Rakyat Pekan1221278
12.09.18Aek Kuasan143.1322,84725,74226,648Aek Loba Afdeling I7 (a)21273
12.09.32Aek Ledong85.1219,69420,63220,912Ledong Barat721277
12.09.11Sei Kepayang370.6917,10619,30619,995Sei Kepayang Kanan621381
12.09.24Sei Kepayang Barat
(West Sei Kepayang)
49.1912,82514,90615,571Sei Tulang Pandau621382
12.09.25Sei Kepayang Timur
(East Sei Kepayang)
100.658,6019,5619,859Sungai Pasir521383
12.09.10Tanjung Balai (b)88.6834,90141,44443,562Asahan Mati821352
12.09.12Simpang Empat135.7739,44446,64248,966Simpang Empat821271
12.09.31Teluk Dalam117.0117,28019,24319,853Air Teluk Kiri621270
12.09.13Air Batu117.1539,15145,86848,024Sungai Alim Ulu1221272
12.09.23Sei Dadap82.7830,87136,12237,806Sei Kamah II1021279
12.09.16Buntu Pane153.4022,53824,67125,326Sei Silau Timur921261
12.09.26Tinggi Raja107.9018,10020,05620,662Padang Sari721261
12.09.27Setia Janji63.3711,44212,78413,202Sei Silau Barat521260
12.09.08Meranti45.3319,38123,50824,862Meranti721264
12.09.30Pulo Bandring86.9927,74433,46935,341Suka Damai1021265
12.09.29Rawang Panca Arga67.3717,53319,94720,707Rawang Pasar IV721266
12.09.09Air Joman98.0945,81157,12760,906Binjai Serbangan7 (c)21263
12.09.28Silau Laut84.6820,16624,97226,570Silau Bonto521267
12.09.19Kota Kisaran Barat
(West Kisaran town)
32.8155,17560,42862,043Sei Renggas13 (d)21211
-21218
12.09.20Kota Kisaran Timur
(East Kisaran town)
30.1768,78181,48785,596Kisaran Naga12 (e)21219
-21229
Totals3,732.97668,272769,960802,563Kisaran204

Note: (a) including one kelurahan (Aek Loba Pekan).
(b) Tanjung Balai District is not part of Tanjungbalai city, but lies between the city and the coast.
(c) including one kelurahan (Binjai Serbangan).
(d) comprises 13 kelurahan - see under Kisaran. (e) comprises 12 kelurahan - see under Kisaran.

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