Central Tapanuli Regency
Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah
Regency
Official seal of Central Tapanuli Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Sahata Saoloan
Agree
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatPandan
Government
 • RegentDr. Elfin Elyas Nainggolan (2022 - 2024) ; Bakhtiar Ahmad Sibarani (2017 - 2022)
 • Vice RegentDarwin Sitompul (2017 -2022)
 • Chairman of Regency's Council of RepresentativesKhairul Kiyedi Pasaribu (Nasdem) (Acting)
 • Vice Chairman of Regency's Council of RepresentativesAgus Fitriadi Panggabean (Golkar) (Acting)
Area
 • Total2,194.98 km2 (847.49 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total374,734
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.tapteng.go.id

Central Tapanuli Regency (Tapanuli Tengah in Indonesia) is a regency in North Sumatra province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The seat of regency government is at Pandan. The regency covers an area of 2,194.98 km2 and consists of a long extent of land along the western coast of North Sumatra, together with offshore islands of which the largest is Mursala Island; it had a population of 311,232 at the 2010 census[2] and 365,177 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 374,734.[1] The regency surrounds on the landward side the city of Sibolga, which is administratively separate from the regency.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into twenty 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 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 160 rural desa and 55 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 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
desa		No.
of
kelurahan		Post
code
12.01.04Pinangsori78.3222,55025,55225,993Pinangsori5522653
12.01.15Badiri129.4921,97327,23727,862Lopian7222654
12.01.08Sibabangun284.6416,39518,41218,697Sibabangun6122655
12.01.19Lumut105.9811,16012,74912,989Aek Gambir5122652
12.01.18Sukabangun49.372,8663,8494,046Pulo Pakkat I6-22656
12.01.03Pandan (district)34.3147,10659,05661,264Pasar Baru22022611
-22616
12.01.14Tukka150.9311,37614,34314,817Tukka5422617
-22618
12.01.20Sarudik25.9220,97622,25823,129Pondok Batu1422611
-22616
12.01.07Tapian Nauli (a)83.0118,45920,50720,781Tapian Nauli II8122618
12.01.13Sitahuis50.525,0405,8976,036Nauli5122611
Southeast sector992.49177,901209,860215,614503922562
12.01.06Kolang436.2915,95720,82721,519Kolang Nauli12222562
12.01.02Sorkam80.6115,99316,51116,890Sorkam17422560
12.01.10Sorkam Barat
(West Sorkam)		44.5814,73417,59818,085Sorkam Kanan10222561
12.01.16Pasaribu Tobing103.366,4677,5177,685Pasaribu Tobing9-22563
12.01.01Barus21.8115,64517,48017,733Padang Masiang11222564
12.01.09Sosor Gadong143.1312,46114,59814,946Sosor Gadong8122568
12.01.12Andam Dewi122.4214,05716,19116,523Rina Bolak13122651
12.01.17Barus Utara
(North Barus)		63.024,1554,8444,955Hutaginjang6-22567
12.01.05Manduamas99.5519,44922,95123,531Pasar Onan Manduamas17322565
12.01.11Sirandorung87.7213,41316,80017,253Bajamas7122566
Northwest sector1,202.49132,331155,317159,1201101622562
Totals2,194.98311,232365,177374,734Pandan16055

Note: (a) includes Mursala Island and 18 smaller islands off the coast.

Tourist sites

Central Tapanuli's beaches are ideal for surfing, although they are not as well known as those of Nias Island. The regency has 30 offshore islands; one of the biggest is Mursala Island with 8,000 hectares (1 hour by motorboat from Sibolga), which has a waterfall that directly drops to the sea; around 100 metres from the waterfall the water still tastes plain and the corals are unique and beautiful.[4] In 1933, the first King Kong film has taken pictures here.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Air Laut Pun Terasa Tawar". February 2, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ Henry Zheng. "Tapanuli Tengah, Negeri Wisata Sejuta Pesona". Retrieved August 29, 2014.

1°54′00″N 98°40′00″E / 1.9000°N 98.6667°E / 1.9000; 98.6667

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