Rokan Hulu Regency

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Rokan Hulu Regency
Kabupaten Rokan Hulu
Kantor Bupati Rokan Hulu dari Rumah Dinas Bupati - panoramio.jpg
The Government building complex
Lambang Kabupaten Rokan Hulu.jpg
Lokasi Riau Kabupaten Rokan Hulu.svg
Coordinates: 0°56′N100°30′E / 0.933°N 100.500°E / 0.933; 100.500
Country Indonesia
Province Riau
Regency seat Pasir Pengaraian
Area
[1]
  Total7,588.13 km2 (2,929.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 estimate) [2]
  Total597,612
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Website rokanhulukab.go.id

Rokan Hulu is a regency (kabupaten) of Riau, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. Rokan Hulu Regency was created on 4 October 1999 as a result of the division of Kampar Regency, of which it was previously the western 24%. The new Regency was established under Law No. 53 of 1999 and Law No. 11 of 2003 on changes to Law Decree No. 53 of 1999, which is reinforced by the Constitutional Court Decision No. 010 / PUU-1/2004, dated 26 August 2004. It mainly occupies the upper part of the catchment area of the Rokan River, and has an area of 7,588.13 km². It had 474,843 inhabitants at the 2010 Census [3] and 561,385 at the 2020 Census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 582,679 (comprising 297,286 males and 285,393 females). [2] The administrative centre of the regency is located at Pasir Pengaraian.

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Administrative districts

Pasir Pangaraian, the capital of the regency Jalan T. Tambusai - panoramio.jpg
Pasir Pangaraian, the capital of the regency

The regency is divided into sixteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census [3] and 2020 Census, [4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. [2] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, 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 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
14.06.02Rokan IV Koto952.3120,28423,01023,610Rokan1428551
14.06.16Pendalian IV Koto204.2410,67512,77013,240Pendalian528555
14.06.11Tandun (a)277.6425,76530,77031,890Tandun928552
14.06.12Kabun (a)355.4622,16626,28027,200Kabun628554
14.06.01Ujung Batu99.2740,79649,25051,140Ujung Batu528553
14.06.07Rambah Samo352.3327,19733,94035,470Rambah Samo1428565
14.06.03Rambah343.2341,34851,05053,240Pasir Pengaraian1428560
14.06.08Rambah Hilir
(Lower Rambah)
279.1634,37540,44041,790Muara Rumbai1328561
14.06.10Bangun Purba150.1515,61218,89019,620Tangun728557
14.06.04Tambusai775.1653,06762,02064,000Dalu-Dalu1228558
14.06.09Tambusai Utara
(North Tambusai)
951.4873,87485,47088,020Rantau Kasai1128662
14.06.05Kepenuhan502.8120,50026,62028,040Kota Tengah1028563
14.06.15Kepenuhan Hulu
(Upper Kepenuhan)
297.3315,65018,12018,670Kepenuhan Hulu528564
14.06.06Kunto Darussalam777.6439,42544,88046,940Kota Lama1028556
14.06.14Pagaran Tapah Darussalam150.4614,68311,81012,180Pagaran Tapah328550
14.06.13Bonai Darussalam1,119.4919,42626,07027,630Sontang728559
Totals7,588.13474,843561,385582,679Pasir Pengaraian145

Notes: (a) Tandun and Rabun Districts form a salient in the southeast of the Regency into Kampar Regency.

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