Labuhanbatu Regency
لابوهن باتو
Labuhanbatu
Regency
Coat of arms of Labuhanbatu Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Ika Bina En Pabolo
(It's Built It's Repaired)
Coordinates: 2°16′00″N 100°06′00″E / 2.2667°N 100.1000°E / 2.2667; 100.1000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatRantau Prapat
Government
 • RegentErik Adtrada Ritonga
 • Chairwoman of Council of RepresentativesMeika Riyanti Siregar (Golkar)
 • Vice Chairpeople of Council of RepresentativesAbdul Karim Hasibuan (Gerindra), Juraidah Harahap (People's Conscience Party) and M Rasyid Rangkuti (Nasdem)
Area
 • Total2,156 km2 (832 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total508,024
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.labuhanbatukab.go.id

Labuhanbatu Regency (Kabupaten Labuhanbatu, alternatively Kabupaten Labuhan Batu), alternatively written in space as Labuhan Batu Regency, is a regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Its seat is Rantau Prapat. It had an area of 9,322.5 km2 in 2000 (prior to the separation of the new North Labuhanbatu and South Labuhanbatu Regencies on 24 June 2008). Subsequently, the reduced regency has an area of 2,561.38 km2 and had a census population in 2010 of 415,248,[2] which rose to 493,899 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 508,024.[1]

The Panai Estuary, which consists of Bilah River and Barumun River are located in this regency, and it was the seat of ancient Buddhist trading kingdom of Pannai, c. 11th to 14th century, connected to the Bahal temple in North Padang Lawas Regency.

Administrative Districts

Following the separation off of thirteen districts (kecamatan) to form the new North Labuhanbatu and South Labuhanbatu Regencies on 24 June 2008, the reduced regency is now divided administratively into nine districts, 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 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 75 rural desa and 23 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 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
12.0.09Bilah Hulu
(Upper Bilah)		293.2356,38864,41665,730Aek Nabara2421451
12.10.14Pangkatan355.4731,73837,76638,840Pangkatan721462
12.10.07Bilah Barat
(West Bilah)		202.9833,75339,95341,050Janji1021411 (a)
12.10.08Bilah Hilir
(Lower Bilah)		430.8349,92859,37061,050Negeri Lama13 (b)21471
12.10.20Panai Hulu
(Upper Panai)		276.3133,14438,02838,840Tanjung Sarang Elang721470
12.10.18Panai Tengah (c)
(Middle Panai)		483.7433,57041,14342,560Labuhan Bilik10 (d)21472
12.10.19Panai Hilir (e)
(Lower Panai)		342.0335,81142,76144,010Sei Berombang8 (d)21473
12.10.02Rantau Selatan
(South Rantau Prapat)		64.3257,94873,97777,130Sioldengan9 (f)21421 - 21429
12.10.01Rantau Utara
(North Rantau Prapat)		112.4782,83096,48598,830Rantau Prapat10 (f)21411 - 21419
Totals2,561.38415,110493,899508,024Rantau Prapat98

Notes: (a) except the desa of Kampung Baru, which has a post code of 21415. (b) including 2 kelurahan.
(c) including the offshore island of Pulau Ongah Labuhan. (d) including one kelurahan.
(e) including the offshore island of Pulau Sikantan. (f) all are kelurahan.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1210)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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