Karo Regency

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

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Karo Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Karo

| native_name_lang = id

| other_name = Tanah karo

| image_skyline = Sipisopiso waterfall North Sumatra Indonesia.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Sipiso-Piso Waterfall in Tongging, Karo Regency

| type = Regency

| image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Karo.gif

| seal_alt =

| motto = Pijer Podi
("Mutual cooperation")

| image_map = Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Karo.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption =

| coordinates =

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Sumatra

| seat_type = Regency seat

| seat = Kabanjahe

| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = Antonius Ginting

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = {{Ill|Komando Tarigan|lt=Komando Tarigan|id}}

| leader_title2 = Chairwoman of Council of Representatives

| leader_name2 = Iriani Tarigan (PDI-P)

| leader_title3 = Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives

| leader_name3 = Sadarta Bukit (Gerindra) and David Kristian Sitepu (Nasdem)

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 2127.35

| elevation_min_m = 200

| elevation_max_m = 2,460

| elevation_m =

| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_total = 420799

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Karo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1206)

| timezone1 = WIB

| utc_offset1 = +7

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

| footnotes =

}}

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Karo Regency is a landlocked regency of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, situated in the Barisan Mountains. The regency, which was established on 7 November 1956, covers an area of {{convert|2127.25|km2}} and according to the 2010 census it had a population of 350,479,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. increasing to 404,998 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 420,799, comprising 208,600 males and 212,200 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Karo Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1206) 60.99% of the regency is forested.{{cite web |url=http://karokab.go.id/en/ |title=Welcome to Karo Regency Website |access-date=2010-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226234206/http://www.karokab.go.id/en/ |archive-date=2011-02-26 }} Its regency seat is the town of Kabanjahe. The Batak Karo language is spoken in the regency, as well as the Indonesian language. It borders Southeast Aceh Regency in Aceh to the west, Deli Serdang Regency and Langkat Regency to the north, Dairi Regency and Toba Samosir Regency to the south, and Deli Serdang Regency and Simalungun Regency to the east.