Asahan Regency

Asahan Regency

Kabupaten Asahan
كابوفاتن اسهن
Asahan Regency Kabupaten Asahan ; كابوفاتن اسهن
Regency
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Rambate Rata Raya ; (Working together for the prosperity of the people)
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Kisaran
Government
• Regent	Surya (Acting)
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Baharuddin Harahap (Gerindra)
• Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives	Benteng Panjaitan (Golkar), Rosmansyah (PDI-P) and Ilham Harahap (Partai Demokrat)
Area
• Total	3,732.97 km2 (1,441.31 sq mi)
Population (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	802,503
• Density	210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code	(+62)23
Vehicle registration	BK
Website	www.asahankab.go.id

Asahan Regency is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Following the creation of the new Batubara Regency (which was carved out of Asahan Regency on 15 June 2007), the regency now covers an area of 3,732.97 square kilometres; it had a population of 668,272 according to the 2010 census^[2] and 769,960 in the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 802,563 (comprising 405,617 males and 396,946 females).^[1] Its administrative centre is now the large town of Kisaran. The Regency surrounds but now does not include the city of Tanjungbalai which was its capital until created an independent city in 1984. The Asahan Sultanate was located in the region.

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-five Districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 177 rural desa and 27 urban kelurahan - of which 25 are in the town of Kisaran), and its postal code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km²	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
12.09.17	Bandar Pasir Mandoge	713.63	32,845	34,997	35,647	Bandar Pasir Mandoge	9	21262
12.09.15	Bandar Pulau	268.41	20,508	23,684	24,694	Bandar Pulau Pekan	10	21275
12.09.21	Aek Songsongan	282.21	16,485	17,970	18,425	Aek Songsongan	9	21274
12.09.22	Rahuning	195.80	17,509	19,940	20,706	Rahuning I	7	21276
12.09.14	Pulau Rakyat	213.65	31,534	35,454	36,680	Pulau Rakyat Pekan	12	21278
12.09.18	Aek Kuasan	143.13	22,847	25,742	26,648	Aek Loba Afdeling I	7 ^(a)	21273
12.09.32	Aek Ledong	85.12	19,694	20,632	20,912	Ledong Barat	7	21277
12.09.11	Sei Kepayang	370.69	17,106	19,306	19,995	Sei Kepayang Kanan	6	21381
12.09.24	Sei Kepayang Barat (West Sei Kepayang)	49.19	12,825	14,906	15,571	Sei Tulang Pandau	6	21382
12.09.25	Sei Kepayang Timur (East Sei Kepayang)	100.65	8,601	9,561	9,859	Sungai Pasir	5	21383
12.09.10	Tanjung Balai ^(b)	88.68	34,901	41,444	43,562	Asahan Mati	8	21352
12.09.12	Simpang Empat	135.77	39,444	46,642	48,966	Simpang Empat	8	21271
12.09.31	Teluk Dalam	117.01	17,280	19,243	19,853	Air Teluk Kiri	6	21270
12.09.13	Air Batu	117.15	39,151	45,868	48,024	Sungai Alim Ulu	12	21272
12.09.23	Sei Dadap	82.78	30,871	36,122	37,806	Sei Kamah II	10	21279
12.09.16	Buntu Pane	153.40	22,538	24,671	25,326	Sei Silau Timur	9	21261
12.09.26	Tinggi Raja	107.90	18,100	20,056	20,662	Padang Sari	7	21261
12.09.27	Setia Janji	63.37	11,442	12,784	13,202	Sei Silau Barat	5	21260
12.09.08	Meranti	45.33	19,381	23,508	24,862	Meranti	7	21264
12.09.30	Pulo Bandring	86.99	27,744	33,469	35,341	Suka Damai	10	21265
12.09.29	Rawang Panca Arga	67.37	17,533	19,947	20,707	Rawang Pasar IV	7	21266
12.09.09	Air Joman	98.09	45,811	57,127	60,906	Binjai Serbangan	7 ^(c)	21263
12.09.28	Silau Laut	84.68	20,166	24,972	26,570	Silau Bonto	5	21267
12.09.19	Kota Kisaran Barat (West Kisaran town)	32.81	55,175	60,428	62,043	Sei Renggas	13 ^(d)	21211 -21218
12.09.20	Kota Kisaran Timur (East Kisaran town)	30.17	68,781	81,487	85,596	Kisaran Naga	12 ^(e)	21219 -21229
	Totals	3,732.97	668,272	769,960	802,563	Kisaran	204

Note: (a) including one kelurahan (Aek Loba Pekan).
(b) Tanjung Balai District is not part of Tanjungbalai city, but lies between the city and the coast.
(c) including one kelurahan (Binjai Serbangan).
(d) comprises 13 kelurahan - see under Kisaran. (e) comprises 12 kelurahan - see under Kisaran.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Asahan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1209)
^ ^a ^b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.