Rokan Hulu Regency


Rokan Hulu is a regency of Riau Province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. Rokan Hulu Regency was created on 4 October 1999 as a result of the division of Kampar Regency, of which it was previously the western 24%. The new Regency was established under Law No. 53 of 1999 and Law No. 11 of 2003 on changes to Law Decree No. 53 of 1999, which is reinforced by the Constitutional Court Decision No. 010 / PUU-1/2004, dated 26 August 2004. It mainly occupies the upper part of the catchment area of the Rokan River, and has an area of 7,588.13 km². It had 474,843 inhabitants at the 2010 Census and 561,385 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 586,994. The administrative centre of the regency is located at the town of Pasir Pengaraian in Rambah District.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into sixteen districts, listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district, and its post code.
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
14.06.02Rokan IV Koto952.3120,28423,01024,955Rokan1428551
14.06.16Pendalian IV Koto204.2410,67512,77012,632Pendalian528555
14.06.11Tandun 277.6425,76530,77033,102Tandun928552
14.06.12Kabun 355.4622,16626,28028,213Kabun628554
14.06.01Ujung Batu99.2740,79649,25051,768Ujung Batu528553
14.06.07Rambah Samo352.3327,19733,94034,752Rambah Samo1428565
14.06.03Rambah343.2341,34851,05054,332Pasir Pengaraian1428560
14.06.08Rambah Hilir
279.1634,37540,44041,714Muara Rumbai1328561
14.06.10Bangun Purba150.1515,61218,89020,245Tangun728557
14.06.04Tambusai775.1653,06762,02061,150Dalu-Dalu1228558
14.06.09Tambusai Utara
951.4873,87486,78087,915Rantau Kasai1128662
14.06.05Kepenuhan502.8120,50026,62029,120Kota Tengah1028563
14.06.15Kepenuhan Hulu
297.3315,65018,12019,083Kepenuhan Hulu528564
14.06.06Kunto Darussalam777.6439,42544,88046,504Kota Lama1028556
14.06.14Pagaran Tapah Darussalam150.4614,68311,81012,295Pagaran Tapah328550
14.06.13Bonai Darussalam1,119.4919,42626,07029,214Sontang728559
Totals7,588.13474,843561,385586,994Pasir Pengaraian145

Notes: Tandun and Rabun Districts form a long salient in the southeast of the Regency into Kampar Regency.