Labuhan Batu Regency

Labuhan Batu Regency (Kabupaten Labuhan Batu) 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 Labuhan Batu and South Labuhan Batu Regencies in 2007). Subsequently, the reduced regency had an area of 2,155.6 km2 and a census population in 2010 of 414,417,[1] which rose to 461,513 at the 2015 Census.[2]

Labuhan Batu Regency

لابوهن باتو
Regency
Seal
Coordinates: 2.2667°N 100.1000°E / 2.2667; 100.1000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatRantau Prapat
Government
 • RegentAndi Suhaimi Dalimunthe
 • 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
 • Total2,155.6 km2 (832.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total461,513
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.labuhanbatukab.go.id

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.

Administration

Following the separation off of the new North Labuhan Batu and South Labuhan Batu Regencies, the reduced regency is divided administratively into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas an d their 2010 Census [3] and 2015 Intermediate Census[4] populations:

NameArea in
km2		Population
Census 2010[3]		Population
Census 2015[5]
Bilah Hulu
(Upper Bilah)		293.2356,38861,842
Pangkatan355.4731,73833,404
Bilah Barat
(West Bilah)		202.9833,75335,375
Bilah Hilir
(Lower Bilah)		430.8349,92852,095
Panai Hulu
(Upper Panai)		276.3133,14437,563
Panai Tengah
(Middle Panai)		483.7433,57038,138
Panai Hilir
(Lower Panai)		342.0335,81137,222
Rantau Selatan
(South Rantau Prapat)		64.3257,94870,560
Rantau Utara
(North Rantau Prapat)		112.4782,83092,989
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References
  1. http://sumut.bps.go.id/?kdbsek=219&pilih=vstasek
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2016.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
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