Kisaran

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Kisaran
كيسارن
Nickname: 
Kota Kerang (Scallops City)
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Kisaran
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
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Kisaran
Kisaran (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°59′00″N99°36′45″E / 2.98333°N 99.61250°E / 2.98333; 99.61250
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province Coat of arms of North Sumatra.svg North Sumatra
Regency Logo kabupaten asahan.gif Asahan
Area
  Total62.97 km2 (24.31 sq mi)
Elevation
9 - 25 m (295 - 82 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total147,639
  Density2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code (+62)23
Vehicle registration BK
Website Asahan Official Site

Kisaran is a large town in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia. Kisaran is the administrative capital of Asahan Regency. Kisaran does not now have the status of an independent city, but is composed of two administrative districts (kecamatan) - West Kisaran District and East Kisaran District. Kisaran is situated on the Trans-Sumatra Highway, and is also located in the path of trains in northern Sumatra.

Contents

The previous status of Kisaran was an administrative city, independent of the regency, which was then abolished and divided into two districts within the regency in 2003 because it did not meet the increasing requirements of the autonomous region.

Government

Kisaran has an area of 62.98 km2 , and is divided into two districts (East Kisaran, or Kisaran Timur, and West Kisaran, or Kisaran Barat). These are in turn divided into 25 Urban Villages (kelurahan), listed below with their populations at the 2020 Census: [2]

Urban Villages (kecamatan) of Kisaran City
NoVillage
(kelurahan)
District
(kecamatan)
Pop'n
2020
Census [3]
1Kisaran NagaEast Kisaran6,471
2Kisaran TimurEast Kisaran3,142
3SentangEast Kisaran10,069
4Kedai LedangEast Kisaran5,220
5TeladanEast Kisaran5,956
6MutiaraEast Kisaran9,752
7Siumbut UmbutEast Kisaran7,823
8Siumbut BaruEast Kisaran6,668
9Gambir BaruEast Kisaran5,889
10Karang AnyerEast Kisaran4,247
11LestariEast Kisaran8,606
12SelawanEast Kisaran7,466
13BunutWest Kisaran2,744
14Bunut BaratWest Kisaran6,359
15SidodadiWest Kisaran3,331
16SidomuktiWest Kisaran6,258
17Mekar BaruWest Kisaran3,516
18Tebing KisaranWest Kisaran4,085
19Kisaran BaruWest Kisaran5,532
20Kisaran KotaWest Kisaran2,949
21Sei RenggasWest Kisaran6,310
22DadimulyoWest Kisaran4,672
23Tegal SariWest Kisaran3,382
24Sendang SariWest Kisaran5,631
25Kisaran BaratWest Kisaran3,659

Demographics

Religion

Based on data from BPS in 2017, 82.42 percent of the population of Kisaran embraced Islam. The rest are Protestants, Buddhists, Catholics, Hindus and a small number of Confucians.

Religion in Kisaran [4] [5]
ReligionPercent
Islam
82.42%
Protestantism
11.55%
Buddhism
4.35%
Catholicism
1.58%
Hinduism
0.09%
Confucianism
0.01%

Ethnic

BPS data of 2017 noted that the plurality of the population in Kisaran is Javanese (38.01%), followed by Malay (25.69%), Batak 23.88%, Chinese 7.27%, and other ethnic groups (5.15%). [6] [7]

Ethnic in Kisaran
EthnicPercent
Javanese
38.01%
Malay
25.69%
Batak
23.88%
Chinese
7.27%
Other
5.15%

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