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 2,561.38 km² and a census population in 2010 of 415,248,[2] which rose to 461,513 at the 2015 Census;[3] the latest official estimate (for mid 2019) is 494,178.[4]

Labuhan Batu Regency لابوهن باتو
Regency
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 2.2667°N 100.1000°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Rantau Prapat
Government
• Regent	Andi Suhaimi Dalimunthe
• Chairwoman of Council of Representatives	Meika Riyanti Siregar (Golkar)
• Vice Chairpeople of Council of Representatives	Abdul Karim Hasibuan (Gerindra), Juraidah Harahap (People's Conscience Party) and M Rasyid Rangkuti (Nasdem)
Area
• Total	2,561.38.02 km^2 (988.95 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	494,178
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.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 and their 2010 Census [5] and 2015 Intermediate Census[6] populations:

Name	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010[5]	Population Census 2015[7]
Bilah Hulu (Upper Bilah)	293.23	56,388	61,842
Pangkatan	355.47	31,738	33,404
Bilah Barat (West Bilah)	202.98	33,753	35,375
Bilah Hilir (Lower Bilah)	430.83	49,928	52,095
Panai Hulu (Upper Panai)	276.31	33,144	37,563
Panai Tengah (Middle Panai)	483.74	33,570	38,138
Panai Hilir (Lower Panai)	342.03	35,811	37,222
Rantau Selatan (South Rantau Prapat)	64.32	57,948	70,560
Rantau Utara (North Rantau Prapat)	112.47	82,830	92,989

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
2. http://sumut.bps.go.id/?kdbsek=219&pilih=vstasek
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2016.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.