North Tapanuli Regency

North Tapanuli Regency (Tapanuli Utara - in Indonesian, "utara" means "north") is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Its capital is Tarutung. The regency covers an area of 3,793.71 square kilometres and it had a population of 278,897 at the 2010 Census[2] and 312,758 at the 202 Census.[1]

North Tapanuli Regency
(Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara)
Regency
Seal
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatTarutung
Government
 • RegentNikson Nababan
 • Vice RegentSarlandy Hutabarat
 • Chairman of Regency's Council of RepresentativesPoltak Pakpahan (PDI-P)
 • Vice Chairpeople of Regency's Council of RepresentativesFatimah Hutabarat (Nasdem) and Reguel Simanjuntak (Golkar)
Area
 • Total3,793.71 km2 (1,464.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total312,758
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.taputkab.go.id

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census.[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (totalling 241 rural desa and 11 urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

NameArea
in km2		Pop'n
Census
2010[3]		Pop'n
Census
2020[1]		Admin
centre		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Parmonangan257.3513,02114,578Manalu1422453
Adiankoting502.9013,87615,109Adiankoting1622461
Sipoholon189.2022,36524,156Sipoholon1422452
Tarutung107.6839,50042,831Tarutung31 (a)22411
-22417
&22452
Siatas Barita92.9213,06314,197Simorangkia1222417
-22419
Pahae Julu165.9011,74013,494Onan Hasang1922463
Pahae Jae203.2010,56912,092Pasar Sarulla1322465
Purbatua191.8047,1648,168Parsaoran Janji Angkola1122464
Simangumban150.007,3008,369Aek Nabara822466
Pangaribuan459.2526,75129,765Pakpahan2622472
Garoga567.5815,58118,214Garoga Sibargot1322473
Sipahutar408.2224,53627,828Siparhutar2522471
Siborongborong279.9144,17050,641Pasar Siborongborong2122474
Pagaran138.0516,53918,795Sipiltak1422458
Muara79.7513,18214,521Hutana Nagodang1522476
Totals3,793.71278,897312,758Tarutung252

Note: (a) including 7 of the urban kelurahan of the district's 11 kelurahan.

Soda Pond
Soda Pond or Aek Kara is located at the bottom of Parbubu I Hill village

Soda Pond, or Aek Rara is located at the bottom of Parbubu I Hill village. The pond's natural spring water generates bubbles and a soda aroma can be smelled. It is safe for swimming, but the use of googles is recommended. The locals regularly use the water from the pond to water nearby rice paddy fields.[4]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Seta,William J. Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum). Pustaka Widyatama. p. 9. ISBN 979-610-232-3.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. "Aek Rara, Kolam Air Soda di Tarutung". April 14, 2012.


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