Asahan Regency

Asahan Regency
Kabupaten Asahan
كابوفاتن اسهن
Regency
Coat of arms of Asahan Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Rambate Rata Raya
(Working together for the prosperity of the people)
Country Indonesia
Province North Sumatra
Regency seat Kisaran
Government
 • RegentSurya (Acting)
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesBaharuddin Harahap (Gerindra)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesBenteng Panjaitan (Golkar), Rosmansyah (PDI-P) and Ilham Harahap (Partai Demokrat)
Area
 • Total
3,732.97 km2 (1,441.31 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
802,503
 • Density210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Area code(+62)23
Vehicle registrationBK
Websitewww.asahankab.go.id

Asahan Regency is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Following the creation of the new Batubara Regency (which was carved out of Asahan Regency on 15 June 2007), the regency now covers an area of 3,732.97 square kilometres; it had a population of 668,272 according to the 2010 census[2] and 769,960 in the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 802,563 (comprising 405,617 males and 396,946 females).[1] Its administrative centre is now the large town of Kisaran. The Regency surrounds but now does not include the city of Tanjungbalai which was its capital until created an independent city in 1984. The Asahan Sultanate was located in the region.

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-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 of mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 177 rural desa and 27 urban kelurahan - of which 25 are in the town of Kisaran), and its postal 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
12.09.17 Bandar Pasir Mandoge 713.63 32,845 34,997 35,647 Bandar Pasir Mandoge 9 21262
12.09.15 Bandar Pulau 268.41 20,508 23,684 24,694 Bandar Pulau Pekan 10 21275
12.09.21 Aek Songsongan 282.21 16,485 17,970 18,425 Aek Songsongan 9 21274
12.09.22 Rahuning 195.80 17,509 19,940 20,706 Rahuning I 7 21276
12.09.14 Pulau Rakyat 213.65 31,534 35,454 36,680 Pulau Rakyat Pekan 12 21278
12.09.18 Aek Kuasan 143.13 22,847 25,742 26,648 Aek Loba Afdeling I 7 (a) 21273
12.09.32 Aek Ledong 85.12 19,694 20,632 20,912 Ledong Barat 7 21277
12.09.11 Sei Kepayang 370.69 17,106 19,306 19,995 Sei Kepayang Kanan 6 21381
12.09.24 Sei Kepayang Barat
(West Sei Kepayang) 		49.19 12,825 14,906 15,571 Sei Tulang Pandau 6 21382
12.09.25 Sei Kepayang Timur
(East Sei Kepayang) 		100.65 8,601 9,561 9,859 Sungai Pasir 5 21383
12.09.10 Tanjung Balai (b) 88.68 34,901 41,444 43,562 Asahan Mati 8 21352
12.09.12 Simpang Empat 135.77 39,444 46,642 48,966 Simpang Empat 8 21271
12.09.31 Teluk Dalam 117.01 17,280 19,243 19,853 Air Teluk Kiri 6 21270
12.09.13 Air Batu 117.15 39,151 45,868 48,024 Sungai Alim Ulu 12 21272
12.09.23 Sei Dadap 82.78 30,871 36,122 37,806 Sei Kamah II 10 21279
12.09.16 Buntu Pane 153.40 22,538 24,671 25,326 Sei Silau Timur 9 21261
12.09.26 Tinggi Raja 107.90 18,100 20,056 20,662 Padang Sari 7 21261
12.09.27 Setia Janji 63.37 11,442 12,784 13,202 Sei Silau Barat 5 21260
12.09.08 Meranti 45.33 19,381 23,508 24,862 Meranti 7 21264
12.09.30 Pulo Bandring 86.99 27,744 33,469 35,341 Suka Damai 10 21265
12.09.29 Rawang Panca Arga 67.37 17,533 19,947 20,707 Rawang Pasar IV 7 21266
12.09.09 Air Joman 98.09 45,811 57,127 60,906 Binjai Serbangan 7 (c) 21263
12.09.28 Silau Laut 84.68 20,166 24,972 26,570 Silau Bonto 5 21267
12.09.19 Kota Kisaran Barat
(West Kisaran town) 		32.81 55,175 60,428 62,043 Sei Renggas 13 (d) 21211
-21218
12.09.20 Kota Kisaran Timur
(East Kisaran town) 		30.17 68,781 81,487 85,596 Kisaran Naga 12 (e) 21219
-21229
Totals 3,732.97 668,272 769,960 802,563 Kisaran 204

Note: (a) including one kelurahan (Aek Loba Pekan).
(b) Tanjung Balai District is not part of Tanjungbalai city, but lies between the city and the coast.
(c) including one kelurahan (Binjai Serbangan).
(d) comprises 13 kelurahan - see under Kisaran. (e) comprises 12 kelurahan - see under Kisaran.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Asahan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1209)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

3°00′00″N 99°10′00″E / 3°N 99.1667°E / 3; 99.1667


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