South Labuhanbatu Regency

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South Labuhanbatu Regency
Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi لابوهن باتو سلتن
Lambang Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan.jpg
Motto(s): 
Santun Berkata Bijak Berkarya
("Talk mannerly, work wisely")
Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan.svg
Coordinates: 1°58′58″N100°05′51″E / 1.9828°N 100.0975°E / 1.9828; 100.0975
Country Indonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seat Kotapinang
Government
  Regent Fery Sahputra Simatupang  [ id ]
  Vice Regent Syahdian Purba Siboro  [ id ]
  Chairman of Council of RepresentativesEddy Parapat (National Mandate Party)
  Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesZainal Harahap (PDI-P) and Syahdian Purba (Gerindra)
Area
  Total
3,596 km2 (1,388 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total
330,797
  Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Website labuhanbatuselatankab.go.id

South Labuhanbatu Regency (Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan, alternatively Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Selatan) is a regency of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, created on 21 July 2008 (in accordance with Law No. 22 of 24 June 2008) by being carved out of the southern districts of the existing Labuhanbatu Regency. The new South Labuhanbatu Regency covers an area of 3,596 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census it had a population of 277,673, [2] which rose to 314,094 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 330,797 (comprising 168,655 males and 162,142 females). [1] Its administrative headquarters are at the town of Kotapinang.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into 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 at mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the location of the district centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 52 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan), and its post 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
12.22.04Sungai Kanan558.9645,40748,44750,148Langga Payung9 (a)21465
12.22.03Torgamba1,311.4699,010109,970115,165Aek Batu1421466
12.22.01Kotapinang556.7153,95464,45568,943Kotapinang10 (b)21464
12.22.05Silangkitang350.4828,28230,72831,975Aek Goti621461
12.22.02Kampung Rakyat818.3951,02060,49464,245Tanjung Medan1521463
Totals3,596.00277,673314,094330,797Kotapinang54

Note: (a) including the kelurahan of Langga Payung. (b) including the kelurahan of Kotapinang.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1222)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.