Batubara Regency

Batubara Regency is a regency on North Sumatra's eastern shoreline, with Limapuluh as its seat. It was carved out from the seven most westerly coastal districts of Asahan Regency with effect from 15 June 2007. The new regency covers an area of 885.89 km2, and had a population of 375,885 at the 2010 Census[2] and 410,678 at the 2020 Census,[3] of whom 206,551 were male and 204,127 were female; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 416,367.[1]

Batubara Regency
باتوبارا
Regency
Coat of arms of Batubara Regency باتوبارا
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sejahtera Berjaya
(Prosperous and Successful)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatLimapuluh
Government
 • RegentZahir
 • Vice RegentOky Iqbal Frima
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesSyafi'i (PDI-P)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesIsmar Komri (Golkar) and Safrizal (Gerindra)
Area
 • Total904.96 km2 (349.41 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total416,367
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.batubarakab.go.id

Administrative districts

From 2007 until 2017 the regency was divided administratively into seven districts (kecamatan), but at the end of 2017 five additional districts were created by the division of four of the existing districts. The districts are tabulated below from east to west 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 (desa and kelurahan) in each district and its post code:

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
Sei Balai85.3926,85729,54129,910Sei Balai1421252
Tanjung Tiram (a)13.1762,96435,66236,051Tanjung Tiram1021253
Nibung Hangus127.95(b)31,20631,609Ujung Kubu1221253
Talawi48.0953,58531,91232,388Labuhan Ruku1021254
Datuk Tanah Datar50.24(c)26,90327,202Karang Baru1021254
Lima Puluh102.8085,16435,62336,061Lima Puluh Kota1221255
Lima Puluh Pesisir
(Coastal Lima Puluh)		77.85(d)34,92135,449Perupuk1321255
Datuk Lima Puluh59.59(d)24,43224,698Simpang Dolok1021255
Air Putih81.2746,74951,95952,920Indrapura1921256
Sei Suka73.4952,59933,64834,035Sei Suka/Deras1021257
Laut Tador82.71(e)21,74721,975Perkebunan Tanjung Kasau1021257
Medang Deras83.3347,96753,12454,069Pangkalan Dodek2121258

Note: (a) includes small offshore islands of Pandang and Salahnama. (b) the 2010 population of the new Nibung Hangus District is included with the figure for Tanjung Tiram District, from which it was cut out. (c) the 2010 population of the new Datuk Tanah Datar District is included with the figure for Talawi District, from which it was cut out. (d) the 2010 population of the new Lima Puluh Pesisir and Datuk Lima Puluh Districts are included with the figure for Lima Puluh District, from which they were cut out. (e) the 2010 population of the new Laut Tador District is included with the figure for Sei Suka District, from which it was cut out.

Transport

On 27 January 2015 groundbreaking for the new Kuala Tanjung Port began. The port will accommodate 60 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) per year as the biggest port in West Indonesia, bigger than Tanjung Priok Port, in Jakarta with only 15 million TEUs per year.[4]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Batubara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1219)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Presiden: Pelabuhan Kuala Tanjung Bakal Besar Sekali". January 27, 2015.

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