North Tapanuli Regency


North Tapanuli Regency is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Its capital is Tarutung. The regency covers an area of 3,793.71 square kilometers and it had a population of 278,897 at the 2010 Census and 312,758 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 326,993.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into fifteen districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postcode.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
12.02.11Parmonangan257.3513,02114,57815,026Manalu1422453
12.02.03Adiankoting502.9013,87615,10915,535Adiankoting1622461
12.02.04Sipoholon189.2022,26524,15625,306Sipoholon1422452
12.02.01Tarutung107.6839,50042,83144,958Tarutung31 22411
-22417
12.02.02Siatas Barita92.9213,06314,19714,703Simorangkir1222417
-22419
12.02.05Pahae Julu165.9011,74013,49414,168Onan Hasang1922463
12.02.06Pahae Jae203.2010,56912,09212,673Pasar Sarulla1322465
12.02.08Purbatua191.807,1648,1688,469Parsaoran Janji
Angkola
1122464
12.02.07Simangumban150.007,3008,3698,671Aek Nabara822466
12.02.13Pangaribuan459.2526,75129,76531,034Pakpahan2622472
12.02.14Garoga567.5815,58118,21419,013Garoga Sibargot1322473
12.02.12Sipahutar408.2224,53627,82829,067Sipahutar2522471
12.02.09Siborongborong279.9144,17050,64153,726Pasar
Siborongborong
2122474
12.02.10Pagaran138.0516,53918,79519,647Sipiltak1422458
12.02.15Muara 79.7513,18214,52114,997Hutana
Nagodang
1522476
Totals3,793.71279.257312,758326,993Tarutung252

Note: including 7 of the urban kelurahan of the district's 11 kelurahan. except for the two desa of Jambur Nauli and Sihujur, which have the postcode of 22452.
Muara District is a northern near-exclave of the regency, mainly situated on the southern shore of Lake Toba and connected to Siborongborong District by a narrow strip of land.
It includes the island of Pulau Sibandang, which is situated in the lake.

Soda Pond

Soda Pond, or Aek Rara / Air Soda is located at the bottom of Parbubu I Hill village. The pond's natural spring water generates bubbles and a soda aroma can be smelled. It is safe for swimming, but the use of goggles is recommended. The locals regularly use the water from the pond to water nearby rice paddy fields.