Batubara Regency

Batubara Regency is a regency on North Sumatra's eastern shoreline, with Limapuluh as its seat. It was carved out from the seven most westerly coastal districts of Asahan Regency with effect from 15 June 2007. The new regency covers an area of 904.95 km2, and had a population of 375,885 at the 2010 Census and 400,406 at the 2015 Intermediate Census; the latest official estimate (for mid 2018) is 412,992.[2]

Batubara Regency
باتوبارا
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sejahtera Berjaya
(Prosperous and Successful)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatLimapuluh
Government
 • RegentZahir
 • Vice RegentOky Iqbal Frima
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesSyafi'i (PDI-P)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesIsmar Komri (Golkar) and Safrizal (Gerindra)
Area
 • Total904.96 km2 (349.41 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2018)[1]
 • Total412,992
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.batubarakab.go.id

Administration

The regency is divided administratively into seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below from east to west with their areas, their 2010 Census populations[3] and their estimated populations at the 2015 Intermediate Census.[4] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) in each district and its post code:

NameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010[5]		Pop'n
Census
2015[6]		Number
of
villages		Post
code
Sei Balai92.6426,85727,8271421252
Tanjung Tiram *173.7962,96467,4922221253
Talawi89.8053,58557,8602021254
Lima Puluh239.5585,16489,8643521255
Air Putih72.2446,74949,7761921256
Sei Suka171.4752,59955,5702021257
Medang Deras65.4747,96752,4142121258

Note: * includes small offshore islands of Pandang and Salahnama.

Transport

On 27 January 2015 groundbreaking for the new Kuala Tanjung Port began. The port will accommodate 60 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) per year as the biggest port in West Indonesia, bigger than Tanjung Priok Port, in Jakarta with only 15 million TEUs per year.[7]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik 2019
  7. "Presiden: Pelabuhan Kuala Tanjung Bakal Besar Sekali". January 27, 2015.

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