Asahan Regency
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Asahan Regency
Kabupaten Asahan | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كابوفاتن اسهن |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Rambate Rata Raya (Working together for the prosperity of the people) | |
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| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  North Sumatra |
| Regency seat | Kisaran |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Taufik Zainal Abidin |
| • Vice Regent | Rianto |
| • 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 2024 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 813,720 |
| • Density | 217.98/km2 (564.57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Area code | (+62)23 |
| Vehicle registration | BK |
| Website | www |
Asahan Regency is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Following the creation of the new Batubara Regency (which was carved out of the more western of the coastal districts 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-2024 was 813,720 (comprising 411,138 males and 402,582 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.
The Sultanate of Asahan (كسلطانن اسهن) was a Malay sultanate from approximately 1630 until 1946.[4] It was located in the north-east of the island of Sumatra, in what is now Indonesia and covered what is now the Asahan Regency. The population consists of Simalungun and Toba Batak people who have converted to Islam and speak Malay language. Some others still recognize the Bataks but are Muslim, known as Pardembanan Batak people, who speak Pardembanan Batak language.[5]
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-2024.[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.
