Pakpak Bharat Regency

Pakpak Bharat Regency
(Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat)
Regency
Regent's office of Pakpak Bharat
Regent's office of Pakpak Bharat
Coat of arms of Pakpak Bharat Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Bage Ate Rejekki Bage Tennah Sodip
("Of the heart, a provision. Of the prayer, a message.")
Njuah njuah
("Greeting!")
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatSalak
Government
 • RegentAsren Nasution (Acting)
 • Chairman of Regency's Council of RepresentativesSonni P Berutu (Partai Demokrat)
 • Vice Chairmen of Regency's Council of RepresentativesElson Angkat (Golkar) and Mansehat Manik (Gerindra)
Area
 • Total1,365.6 km2 (527.3 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total55,172
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demographics
[2]
 • ReligionChristianism 57,54%
–Protestantism 53,45%
–Catholicism 4,09%
Islam 42,46%
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.pakpakbharatkab.go.id

Pakpak Bharat Regency is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It was created on 25 February 2003 from the southern districts of Dairi Regency. The regency covers an area of 1,365.6 square kilometres and it had a population of 40,481 at the 2010 census[3] and 52,351 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 55,172 - comprising 27,890 males and 27,282 females.[1] Its seat is the town of Salak. It is the least populated regency in North Sumatra; its population is roughly the same as Greenland, the island with the lowest population density in the world.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their reas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] 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 (all classed as rural desa) in each district 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
12.15.03 Salak 237.58 7,216 10,057 10,837 Salak 6 22272
12.15.01 Sitellu Tali Ureng Jehe 381.67 9,365 11,486 11,926 Sibande 10 22275
12.15.06 Pagindar 299.41 1,211 1,476 1,530 Pagindar 4 22270
12.15.04 Sitellu Tali Ureng Julu 88.25 3,376 4,321 4,543 Ulu Merah 5 22276
12.15.05 Pergetteng-Getteng
Sengkut		 65.70 3,740 4,751 4,984 Kecupak 5 22273
12.15.02 Kerajaan 139.26 8,115 10,078 10,502 Sukarame 10 22271
12.15.07 Tinada 58.42 3,639 4,827 5,127 Tinada 6 22277
12.15.08 Siempat Rube 95.11 3,843 5,355 5,723 Jambu Rea 6 22274
Totals 1,365.60 40,505 52,351 55,172 Salak 52

Demographics

Ethnic groups

The indigenous peoples that inhabit Pakpak Bharat Regency in general are the Pakpak people. Besides Pakpak, other Batak ethnicities include Toba and Karo; there are also other ethnic groups such as Malay and Nias and so on.

Most of the territory of Pakpak Bharat Regency is the ulayat land of the Pakpak people Suak Simsim, so the majority of Pakpak clan in Pakpak Bharat Regency are from Suak Simsim. However, there are also other Pakpak clans from the other four phylums.

The Pakpak clans inhabiting Pakpak Bharat Regency include:

  • Bancin
  • Banurea
  • Berutu
  • Boangmanalu
  • Cibro
  • Kabeakan
  • Kesogihen
  • Limbong
  • Manik
  • Padang
  • Padang Batanghari
  • Sinamo
  • Sitakar
  • Solin
  • Tinendung

Religion

Religious composition in Pakpak Bharat Regency.[5]

  Protestantism (53.45%)
  Islam (42.46%)
  Catholicism (4.09%)

The number of houses of worship by type of places of worship in 2016 in Pakpak Bharat Regency is as follows:

  • Church Protestant 98 buildings
  • Church Catholic 13 buildings
  • Mosque as many as 78 buildings

In Pakpak Bharat Regency, Christianity is the religion with the majority of the population, followed by adherents of the Islam religion which also has a large population. There are a total of 189 places of worship (111 churches (98 Protestant and 13 Catholic)), and 78 mosques.

residents of Pakpak Bharat Regency who are Protestant Christians are members of the Church GKPPD.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1215)
  2. ^ "Penduduk Menurut Wilayah dan Agama yang Dianut di Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat". sumut.bps.go.id. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ "Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Sumatera Utara". sumut.bps.go.id.


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