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'''Central Tapanuli Regency''' is a regency in [[North Sumatra]]. Its seat is [[Pandan, Central Tapanuli|Pandan]]. In 2010, the regency covered an area of 2,158 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census it had a population of 310,962.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/?id=78fAkdUsAiQC&pg=PP9&lpg=PP9&dq=Aceh+Besar+225948#v=onepage&q&f=false|author=Seta,William J|title=Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum)|publisher=Pustaka Widyatama|page=9|isbn=979-610-232-3}}</ref>
'''Central Tapanuli Regency''' is a [[Regencies of Indonesia|regency]] in [[North Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]]. Its seat is [[Pandan, Central Tapanuli|Pandan]]. The regency covers an area of 2,158 sq.kms and according to the 2010 census it had a population of 310,962<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/?id=78fAkdUsAiQC&pg=PP9&lpg=PP9&dq=Aceh+Besar+225948#v=onepage&q&f=false|author=Seta,William J|title=Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum)|publisher=Pustaka Widyatama|page=9|isbn=979-610-232-3}}</ref>; the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 324,315.


==Administration==
==Administration==

Revision as of 10:21, 29 July 2014

Central Tapanuli Regency
(Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah)
Regency
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
CapitalPandan
Area
 • Total2,158 km2 (833 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total324,315
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitehttp://www.tapteng.go.id/

Central Tapanuli Regency is a regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Its seat is Pandan. The regency covers an area of 2,158 sq.kms and according to the 2010 census it had a population of 310,962[1]; the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 324,315.

Administration

The regency is divided into twenty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:[2]

Name Population
Census 2010[2]
Pinang Sori 22,550
Badiri 21,973
Sibabangun 16,395
Lumut 11,160
Sukabangun 2,866
Pandan 47,106
Tukka 11,376
Sarudik 20,976
Tapian Nauli 18,459
Sitahuis 5,040
Kolang 15,957
Sorkam 15,993
Sorkam Barat
(West Sorkam)		 14,734
Pasaribu Tobing 6,467
Barus 15,645
Sosor Gadong 12,461
Andam Dewi 14,057
Barus Utara
(North Barus)		 4,155
Manduamas 19,449
Sirandorung 13,413

Tourist sites

Central Tapanuli's beaches are ideal for surfing, although are not as well known as those of Nias Island. The regency has 30 islands and one of the biggest is Marsala Island with 8,000 hectares (1 hour by motorboat from Sibolga) and has a waterfall which directly drops to the sea; around 100 meters from the waterfall drop the water still plain taste and the corals are unique and beautiful.[3]

References

  1. ^ Seta,William J. Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum). Pustaka Widyatama. p. 9. ISBN 979-610-232-3.
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ "Air Laut Pun Terasa Tawar". February 2, 2013.

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