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Samosir Regency is an inland regency in North Sumatra. It was created on 18 December 2003 by splitting away the western districts of the former Toba Samosir Regency. The regency covers a land area of 1,444.25 square kilometres, including the whole of Samosir Island in the inland sea of Lake Toba. It had a population of 119,653 at the 2010 census[2] and 136,441 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate for mid 2024 was 143,071 - comprising 71,584 males and 71,487 females.[1] Its administrative seat is the town of Pangururan on the west coast of Samosir Island.
The regency is divided administratively into nine 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 centers, the number of administrative villages in each district (128 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.
Notes: (a) includes the small island of Tulas (Pulau Tulas) in Lake Toba. (b) including the 2 kelurahan of Parhusip III and Siruma Hombar. (c) including the 3 kelurahan of Pasar Pangururan, Pintu Sona and Siogung Ogung. (d) includes the small islands of Pulau Tolping, Pulau Malau Satu, and Pulau Malau Dua in Lake Toba. (e) including the kelurahan of Tuktuk Siadong.
Six of the nine districts (kecamatan) within the regency are on the island of Samosir (which lies within Lake Toba), while the others lie on the 'mainland' of Sumatra.
Samosir Island districts
Onan Runggu
Palipi
Pangururan
Ronggur Nihuta
Simanindo
Nainggolan
Mainland districts
Sitiotio
Harian
Sianjur Mula Mula
However, a small part of Pangururan District (the two villages of Desa Tanjung Bunga and kelurahan Siogung Ogung, with a combined area of 10.50km2 and a population of 3,222 at the 2020 Census[3]) lies on the 'mainland', cut off from the rest of the district by the canal.
Botanical Garden
2011: Samosir Regency with supervision from LIPI will build a 100-hectare Botanical Garden. It will finish 10 years later with a cost predicted about Rp.73 billion ($8.6 million).[4]
Geo park
A geopark worth Rp20 billion ($2.2 million) is expected to be created - beginning in mid-2012 - in cooperation with the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT). It has been proposed for incorporation into the world geopark network.[5]
Panoramic view of Samosir Island from Lake Toba
References Indonesia capital
1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Samosir Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1217)
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