Labuhanbatu Regency
لابوهن باتو
Labuhanbatu
Regency
Coat of arms of Labuhanbatu Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Ika Bina En Pabolo
(It's Built It's Repaired)
Coordinates: 2°16′00″N 100°06′00″E / 2.2667°N 100.1000°E / 2.2667; 100.1000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatRantau Prapat
Government
 • RegentVacant
 • Chairwoman of Council of RepresentativesMeika Riyanti Siregar (Golkar)
 • Vice Chairpeople of Council of RepresentativesAbdul Karim Hasibuan (Gerindra), Juraidah Harahap (People's Conscience Party) and M Rasyid Rangkuti (Nasdem)
Area
 • Total2,156 km2 (832 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total508,024
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.labuhanbatukab.go.id

Labuhanbatu Regency (Kabupaten Labuhanbatu, alternatively Kabupaten Labuhan Batu), alternatively written in space as Labuhan Batu Regency, is a regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Its seat is Rantau Prapat. It had an area of 9,322.5 km2 in 2000 (prior to the separation of the new North Labuhanbatu and South Labuhanbatu Regencies on 24 June 2008). Subsequently, the reduced regency has an area of 2,561.38 km2 and had a census population in 2010 of 415,248,[2] which rose to 493,899 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 508,024.[1]

The Panai Estuary, which consists of Bilah River and Barumun River are located in this regency, and it was the seat of ancient Buddhist trading kingdom of Pannai, c. 11th to 14th century, connected to the Bahal temple in North Padang Lawas Regency.

Administrative Districts

Following the separation off of thirteen districts (kecamatan) to form the new North Labuhanbatu and South Labuhanbatu Regencies on 24 June 2008, the reduced regency is now divided administratively into nine districts, 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 75 rural desa and 23 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
villages		 Post
code
12.0.09 Bilah Hulu
(Upper Bilah)		 293.23 56,388 64,416 65,730 Aek Nabara 24 21451
12.10.14 Pangkatan 355.47 31,738 37,766 38,840 Pangkatan 7 21462
12.10.07 Bilah Barat
(West Bilah)		 202.98 33,753 39,953 41,050 Janji 10 21411 (a)
12.10.08 Bilah Hilir
(Lower Bilah)		 430.83 49,928 59,370 61,050 Negeri Lama 13 (b) 21471
12.10.20 Panai Hulu
(Upper Panai)		 276.31 33,144 38,028 38,840 Tanjung Sarang Elang 7 21470
12.10.18 Panai Tengah (c)
(Middle Panai)		 483.74 33,570 41,143 42,560 Labuhan Bilik 10 (d) 21472
12.10.19 Panai Hilir (e)
(Lower Panai)		 342.03 35,811 42,761 44,010 Sei Berombang 8 (d) 21473
12.10.02 Rantau Selatan
(South Rantau Prapat)		 64.32 57,948 73,977 77,130 Sioldengan 9 (f) 21421 - 21429
12.10.01 Rantau Utara
(North Rantau Prapat)		 112.47 82,830 96,485 98,830 Rantau Prapat 10 (f) 21411 - 21419
Totals 2,561.38 415,110 493,899 508,024 Rantau Prapat 98

Notes: (a) except the desa of Kampung Baru, which has a post code of 21415. (b) including 2 kelurahan.
(c) including the offshore island of Pulau Ongah Labuhan. (d) including one kelurahan.
(e) including the offshore island of Pulau Sikantan. (f) all are kelurahan.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1210)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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