South Labuhanbatu Regency

South Labuhanbatu Regency (Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan, alternatively Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Selatan) is a regency of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, created on 21 July 2008 (in accordance with Law No. 22 of 24 June 2008) by being carved out of the southern districts of the existing Labuhanbatu Regency. The new South Labuhanbatu Regency covers an area of 3,596 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census it had a population of 277,673,[2] which rose to 314,094 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 330,797 (comprising 168,655 males and 162,142 females).[1] Its administrative headquarters are at the town of Kotapinang.

South Labuhanbatu Regency
لابوهن باتو سلتن
Labuhanbatu Selatan
Regency
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 1.9828°N 100.0975°E / 1.9828; 100.0975
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatKotapinang
Government
 • RegentWildan Aswan Tanjung
 • Vice RegentKholil Jufri Harahap
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesEddy Parapat (National Mandate Party)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesZainal Harahap (PDI-P) and Syahdian Purba (Gerindra)
Area
 • Total3,596 km2 (1,388 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total330,797
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitelabuhanbatuselatankab.go.id

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into five 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 2023.[1] The table also includes the location of the district centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 52 rural desa and 2 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
12.22.04Sungai Kanan558.9645,40748,44750,148Langga Payung9 (a)21465
12.22.03Torgamba1,311.4699,010109,970115,165Aek Batu1421466
12.22.01Kotapinang556.7153,95464,45568,943Kotapinang10 (b)21464
12.22.05Silangkitang350.4828,28230,72831,975Aek Goti621461
12.22.02Kampung Rakyat818.3951,02060,49464,245Tanjung Medan1521463
Totals3,596.00277,673314,094330,797Kotapinang54

Note: (a) including the kelurahan of Langga Payung. (b) including the kelurahan of Kotapinang.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1222)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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