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Mandailing Natal Regency

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

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| official_name = Mandailing Natal Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Mandailing Natal

| native_name_lang = id

| other_name = Madina

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| type = Regency

| image_shield = Mandailing-natal.jpg

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| motto = Madina yang Madani
("A Civilized Regency")

| image_map = Lokasi Sumatera Utara Kabupaten Mandailing Natal.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Sumatra

| seat_type = Regency seat

| seat = Panyabungan

| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = {{Ill|Saipullah Nasution|lt=Saipullah Nasution|id}}

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = {{Ill|Atika Azmi Utammi|lt=Atika Azmi Utammi|id}}

| leader_title2 = Chairman of Council of Representatives

| leader_name2 = Erwin Efendi Lubis (Gerindra)

| leader_title3 = Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives

| leader_name3 = Harminsyah Batubara (Partai Demokrat) and Erwin Efendi Nasution (Golkar)

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| area_total_km2 = 6620.7

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| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_total = 496975

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Mandailing Natal Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1213)

| timezone1 = WIB

| utc_offset1 = +7

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

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Mandailing Natal, a.k.a. Madina, is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 6,620.70 square kilometres and it had a population of 403,894 people at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 472,886 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 496,975 (comprising 247,811 males and 249,164 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Mandailing Natal Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1213) The capital lies at Panyabungan. The Regency was formerly a part of South Tapanuli Regency until it was created as a separate regency on 23 November 1998. It is the southernmost regency in North Sumatra, and the largest regency by land area in the province, with Langkat Regency second to it.

Geography

The regency is divided in two by the Bukit Barisan mountains. The portion to the west of the mountains drains to the west coast of Sumatra, and comprises the districts of Batahan, Sinunukan, Batang Natal, Lingga Bayu, Ranto Baek, Natal and Muara Batang Gadis; it covers an area of 4,037 km2, and had a population of 179,270 in mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Mandailing Natal Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1213) The portion to the east of the mountains comprises the remaining districts of the Regency, all of which drain towards the north; it covers an area of 2,583.7 km2 and had a population of 317,705 in mid 2023.

Administration

At the 2010 Census, the regency was divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan). Subsequently, five additional districts (indicated by asterisks in the table below) have been created by the division of existing districts. The twenty-three districts are tabulated below with their areas and their population at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Mandailing Natal Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1213) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 377 rural desa and 27 urban kelurahan), and its post 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 2023||Admin
centre ||No.
of
villages||Post
code
12.13.15Batahanalign="right"|497.07align="right"|17,524align="right"|22,509align="right"|24,189Pasar Batahanalign="center"|18 (a)22988
12.13.22Sinunukan *align="right"|172.64align="right"|15,375align="right"|21,527align="right"|23,720Sinunukan IIIalign="center"|1422986
12.13.13Batang Natalalign="right"|651.51align="right"|22,575align="right"|25,333align="right"|26,177Muara Somaalign="center"|31 (a)22983
12.13.14Lingga Bayualign="right"|192.68align="right"|22,453align="right"|27,576align="right"|29,251Simpang Gambiralign="center"|19 (b)22982
12.13.18Ranto Baek *align="right"|152.72align="right"|11,259align="right"|14,085align="right"|15,021Manisakalign="center"|1722984
12.13.08Kotanopanalign="right"|325.15align="right"|26,264align="right"|27,871align="right"|28,441Pasar Kotanopanalign="center"|36 (b)22994
12.13.11Ulu Pungkutalign="right"|295.19align="right"|4,250align="right"|4,674align="right"|4,802Huta Godangalign="center"|13 (a)22999
12.13.10Tambanganalign="right"|158.60align="right"|11,471align="right"|10,913align="right"|11,266Laru Lombangalign="center"|20 (a)22996
12.13.09Lembah
Sorik Marapi		align="right"|34.73align="right"|15,605align="right"|10,968align="right"|11,326Pasar Magaalign="center"|9 (a)22993
12.13.20Puncak
Sorik Marapi *		align="right"|55.54align="right"|7,954align="right"|8,975align="right"|9,289Sibanggoralign="center"|1122995
12.13.12Muara Sipongialign="right"|135.70align="right"|9,670align="right"|12,528align="right"|13,208Pasar
Muara Sipongi		align="center"|16 (a)22998
12.13.21Pakantan *align="right"|93.60align="right"|2,146align="right"|2,222align="right"|2,281Pakantanalign="center"|822997
12.13.01Panyabungan Kotaalign="right"|259.77align="right"|77,449align="right"|90,049align="right"|94,013Panyabunganalign="center"|39 (c)22915
-22919
12.13.04Panyabungan
Selatan (South
Panyabungan)		align="right"|87.60align="right"|9,410align="right"|10,323align="right"|10,597Tano Batoalign="center"|11 (a)22952
12.13.05Panyabungan
Barat (West
Panyabungan)		align="right"|87.22align="right"|8,911align="right"|10,677align="right"|11,245Longatalign="center"|10 (a)22911
12.13.02Panyabungan
Utara (North
Panyabungan)		align="right"|63.73align="right"|19,991align="right"|22,573align="right"|23,367Mompangalign="center"|12 (a)22979
12.13.03Panyabungan
Timur (East
Panyabungan)		align="right"|397.87align="right"|12,307align="right"|14,214align="right"|14,811Gunung Baringinalign="center"|15 (a)22912
12.13.19Huta Bargot *align="right"|116.21align="right"|5,715align="right"|8,748align="right"|9,335Bangun Sejatialign="center"|1222978
12.13.16Natalalign="right"|935.37align="right"|27,292align="right"|33,897align="right"|36,074Pasar Natalalign="center"|30 (b)22987
12.13.17Muara
Batang Gadis		align="right"|1,435.02align="right"|15,416align="right"|22,322align="right"|24,838Singkuangalign="center"|1422989
12.13.06Siabualign="right"|345.36align="right"|47,364align="right"|53,286align="right"|55,102Siabualign="center"|28 (b)22976
12.13.07Bukit Malintangalign="right"|68.74align="right"|10,894align="right"|12,771align="right"|13,365Bukit Malintangalign="center"|1122977
12.13.23Naga Juang *align="right"|58.69align="right"|3,650align="right"|4,845align="right"|5,257Banua Simanosoralign="center"|722975
Totalsalign="right"|6,620.70align="right"|404,945align="right"|472,886align="right"|496,975Panyabunganalign="center"|404

Notes: (a) including 1 kelurahan. (b) including 2 kelurahan. (c) comprising 9 kelurahan and 30 desa.

National Park

File:Psm tanpa hutan lindung.jpg

File:Psm dan hutan lindung.jpg

see Batang Gadis National Park

References

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Category:Regencies of North Sumatra

Category:States and territories established in 1998

Category:Batang Gadis basin

Category:Batang Toru basin