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Asahan Regency

{{Short description|Regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Asahan Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Asahan

| native_name_lang = id

| translit_lang1 = Other

| translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi

| translit_lang1_info1 = كابوفاتن اسهن

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| type = Regency

| image_shield = Logo kabupaten asahan.gif

|image_alt =

| motto = Rambate Rata Raya
(Working together for the prosperity of the people)

| image_map = Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Asahan.svg

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| coordinates =

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name =20px Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 =Province

| subdivision_name1 =20px North Sumatra

| seat_type = Regency seat

| seat = 20px Kisaran

| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = {{Ill|Taufik Zainal Abidin|lt=Taufik Zainal Abidin|id}}

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = {{Ill|Rianto (politikus)|lt=Rianto|id}}

| leader_title2 = Chairman of Council of Representatives

| leader_name2 = Baharuddin Harahap (Gerindra)

| leader_title3 = Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives

| leader_name3 = Benteng Panjaitan (Golkar), Rosmansyah (PDI-P) and Ilham Harahap (Partai Demokrat)

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 3732.97

| elevation_min_m =

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| population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate

| population_total = 813720

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Asahan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1209)

| timezone1 = WIB

| utc_offset1 = +7

| website = {{URL|http://www.asahankab.go.id/}}

| footnotes =

|area_code = (+62)23

|registration_plate = BK

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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 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 769,960 in the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 813,720 (comprising 411,138 males and 402,582 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Asahan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1209) 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 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Asahan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1209) 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.

class="sortable wikitable"
Kode
Wilayah

!Name of
District
(kecamatan)

!Area
in
km2

!Pop'n
Census
2010

!Pop'n
Census
2020

!Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024

!Admin
centre

!No.
of
villages

!Post
code

12.09.17Bandar Pasir Mandoge

|align="right"|713.63

|align="right"|32,845

|align="right"|34,997

|align="right"|35,864

| Bandar Pasir Mandoge

|align="center"|9

| 21262

12.09.15Bandar Pulau

|align="right"|268.41

|align="right"|20,508

|align="right"|23,684

|align="right"|25,039

| Bandar Pulau Pekan

|align="center"|10

| 21275

12.09.21Aek Songsongan

|align="right"|282.21

|align="right"|16,485

|align="right"|17,970

|align="right"|18,578

| Aek Songsongan

|align="center"|9

| 21274

12.09.22Rahuning

|align="right"|195.80

|align="right"|17,509

|align="right"|19,940

|align="right"|20,967

| Rahuning I

|align="center"|7

| 21276

12.09.14Pulau Rakyat

|align="right"|213.65

|align="right"|31,534

|align="right"|35,454

|align="right"|37,095

| Pulau Rakyat Pekan

|align="center"|12

| 21278

12.09.18Aek Kuasan

|align="right"|143.13

|align="right"|22,847

|align="right"|25,742

|align="right"|26,956

| Aek Loba Afdeling I

|align="center"|7 (a)

| 21273

12.09.32Aek Ledong

|align="right"|85.12

|align="right"|19,694

|align="right"|20,632

|align="right"|21,002

| Ledong Barat

|align="center"|7

| 21277

12.09.11Sei Kepayang

|align="right"|370.69

|align="right"|17,106

|align="right"|19,306

|align="right"|20,230

| Sei Kepayang Kanan

|align="center"|6

| 21381

12.09.24Sei Kepayang Barat
(West Sei Kepayang)

|align="right"|49.19

|align="right"|12,825

|align="right"|14,906

|align="right"|15,798

| Sei Tulang Pandau

|align="center"|6

| 21382

12.09.25Sei Kepayang Timur
(East Sei Kepayang)

|align="right"|100.65

|align="right"|8,601

|align="right"|9,561

|align="right"|9,960

| Sungai Pasir

|align="center"|5

| 21383

12.09.10Tanjung Balai (b)

|align="right"|88.68

|align="right"|34,901

|align="right"|41,444

|align="right"|44,290

| Asahan Mati

|align="center"|8

| 21352

12.09.12Simpang Empat

|align="right"|135.77

|align="right"|39,444

|align="right"|46,642

|align="right"|49,764

| Simpang Empat

|align="center"|8

| 21271

12.09.31Teluk Dalam

|align="right"|117.01

|align="right"|17,280

|align="right"|19,243

|align="right"|20,059

| Air Teluk Kiri

|align="center"|6

| 21270

12.09.13Air Batu

|align="right"|117.15

|align="right"|39,151

|align="right"|45,868

|align="right"|48,762

| Sungai Alim Ulu

|align="center"|12

| 21272

12.09.23Sei Dadap

|align="right"|82.78

|align="right"|30,871

|align="right"|36,122

|align="right"|38,383

| Sei Kamah II

|align="center"|10

| 21279

12.09.16Buntu Pane

|align="right"|153.40

|align="right"|22,538

|align="right"|24,671

|align="right"|25,547

| Sei Silau Timur

|align="center"|9

| 21261

12.09.26Tinggi Raja

|align="right"|107.90

|align="right"|18,100

|align="right"|20,056

|align="right"|20,867

| Padang Sari

|align="center"|7

| 21261

12.09.27Setia Janji

|align="right"|63.37

|align="right"|11,442

|align="right"|12,784

|align="right"|13,343

| Sei Silau Barat

|align="center"|5

| 21260

12.09.08Meranti

|align="right"|45.33

|align="right"|19,381

|align="right"|23,508

|align="right"|25,329

| Meranti

|align="center"|7

| 21264

12.09.30Pulo Bandring

|align="right"|86.99

|align="right"|27,744

|align="right"|33,469

|align="right"|35,986

| Suka Damai

|align="center"|10

| 21265

12.09.29Rawang Panca Arga

|align="right"|67.37

|align="right"|17,533

|align="right"|19,947

|align="right"|20,966

| Rawang Pasar IV

|align="center"|7

| 21266

12.09.09Air Joman

|align="right"|98.09

|align="right"|45,811

|align="right"|57,127

|align="right"|62,217

| Binjai Serbangan

|align="center"|7 (c)

| 21263

12.09.28Silau Laut

|align="right"|84.68

|align="right"|20,166

|align="right"|24,972

|align="right"|27,123

| Silau Bonto

|align="center"|5

| 21267

12.09.19Kota Kisaran Barat
(West Kisaran town)

|align="right"|32.81

|align="right"|55,175

|align="right"|60,428

|align="right"|62,587

| Sei Renggas

|align="center"|13 (d)

| 21211
-21218

12.09.20Kota Kisaran Timur
(East Kisaran town)

|align="right"|30.17

|align="right"|68,781

|align="right"|81,487

|align="right"|87,005

| Kisaran Naga

|align="center"|12 (e)

| 21219
-21229

|Totals

|align="right"|3,732.97

|align="right"|668,272

|align="right"|769,960

|align="right"|813,720

| Kisaran

|align="center"|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

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080405221802/http://www.asahankab.go.id/ Asahan official site]
  • [http://www.Asahankab.bps.go.id/Institution Statistic Of Asahan Regency]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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