Batubara Regency

Batubara Regency is a regency on North Sumatra's eastern shoreline, with the town of Limapuluh as the seat of its administration. 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 887.88 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 2023 was 430,533 - comprising 216,549 males and 213,984 females.[1] It's quite densely populated compared to countries like China or Japan.

Batubara Regency
باتوبارا
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sejahtera Berjaya
(Prosperous and Successful)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatLima Puluh
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
 • Total887.88 km2 (342.81 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total430,533
 • Density480/km2 (1,300/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 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 141 rural desa and 10 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 2023		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
12.19.07Sei Balai85.3926,85729,54131,021Sei Balai1421252
12.19.06Tanjung Tiram (a)13.1762,96435,66236,673Tanjung Tiram10 (b)21253
12.19.12Nibung Hangus127.95(c)31,20632,855Ujung Kubu1221253
12.19.05Talawi48.0953,58531,91233,706Labuhan Ruku10 (d)21254
12.19.11Datuk Tanah Datar49.24(e)26,90328,025Karang Baru1021254
12.19.04Lima Puluh102.8085,16435,62337,180Lima Puluh Kota12 (d)21255
12.19.09Lima Puluh Pesisir
(Coastal Lima Puluh)		80.85(f)34,92137,559Perupuk1321255
12.19.10Datuk Lima Puluh59.59(f)24,43225,446Simpang Dolok1021255
12.19.03Air Putih81.2746,74951,95954,728Indrapura19 (b)21256
12.19.02Sei Suka73.4952,59933,64834,922Sei Suka/Deras10 (d)21257
12.19.08Laut Tador82.71(g)21,74722,520Perkebunan Tanjung Kasau1021257
12.19.01Medang Deras83.3347,96753,12455,898Pangkalan Dodek21 (h)21258
Totals887.88375,885410,678430,533Lima Puluh151

Note: (a) includes the small offshore islands of Pandang and Salahnama. (b) including 2 kelurahan.
(c) the 2010 population of the new Nibung Hangus District is included with the figure for Tanjung Tiram District, from which it was cut out. (d) including one kelurahan.
(e) the 2010 population of the new Datuk Tanah Datar District is included with the figure for Talawi District, from which it was cut out. (f) 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. (g) the 2010 population of the new Laut Tador District is included with the figure for Sei Suka District, from which it was cut out. (h) including 3 kelurahan.

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, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Batubara Dalam Angka 2024 (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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