North Padang Lawas Regency

The population of North Padang Lawas in the 2010 census results was 223,049 people[https://sensus.bps.go.id/topik/tabular/sp2010/10/91698/0 Penduduk Menurut Wilayah, Daerah Perkotaan/Perdesaan, dan Jenis Kelamin, PADANG LAWAS UTARA, Tahun 2010] with a density of 57 per square kilometre, which in 2020 increased to 260,720 people with annual population growth averaging around 2.18%.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The official estimate as of mid-2023 was 275,448.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Padang Lawas Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1220) Coincidentally, both Padang Lawas Regency and North Padang Lawas Regency were estimated to have almost the same number of inhabitants in mid-2023.

The population of North Padang Lawas district is quite ethnically diverse. Overall, the majority of the population comes from the Batak Angkola people, including various Angkola Batak clans, such as Harahap, Lubis, Siregar, Nasution, Hasibuan, Daulay, Dalimunte, Hutasuhut, Batubara. In addition, Batak Toba, Nias, and Javanese are also quite numerous in North Padang Lawas.

Followers of religion Islam amounted to 90.40%, then Protestanism 9.21%, Catholicism at 0.38% and Buddhism around 0.01%. The Batak people of Angkola, Mandailing, Minangkabau, and Javanese, generally embrace Islam. Meanwhile, the ethnic Batak Toba, Karo, Simalungun, and Nias people, mostly embrace Christianity. Meanwhile, there are 593 mosques, 34 Protestant churches, and 1 Catholic church.

At the 2010 census, the regency was divided into nine districts (kecamatan). Subsequently, three additional districts (Padang Bolak Tenggara, Ujung Batu, and Halongonan Timur) have been created by the division of existing districts. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[https://sensus.bps.go.id/topik/tabular/sp2010/10/91698/0 Penduduk Menurut Wilayah, Daerah Perkotaan/Perdesaan, dan Jenis Kelamin, PADANG LAWAS UTARA, Tahun 2010] and the 2020 census,[https://palutakab.bps.go.id/indicator/12/28/1/jumlah-penduduk-menurut-kecamatan.html Jumlah Penduduk menurut Kecamatan (Jiwa), 2000-2020] Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Padang Lawas Utara. together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Padang Lawas Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1220) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 386 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.

Notes: (a) including the kelurahan of Pasar Matanggor. (b) including the kelurahan of Pasar Gunung Tua.
(c) The 2010 population of Padang Bolak Tenggara District is included in the figure for Padang Bolak District, from which it was split.
(d) The 2010 population of Ujung Batu District is included in the figure for Simangambat District, from which it was split.
(e) The 2010 population of Halongonan Timur District is included in the figure for Halongonan District, from which it was split.

File:Candi Bahal 1.JPG, Portibi district, North Padang Lawas]]

The Padang Lawas archaeological site is partly located in the regency. The site covers approximately 1,500 km², encompassing the kecamatan (districts) of Portibi and Padang Bolak in this regency, and Barumun and Barumun Tengah in the Padang Lawas Regency. Hindu-Buddhist remains are found on the site, including structures called biaro (from Sanskrit vihara, meaning "temple" or "monastery").

The village of Batu Gana in Padang Bolak Julu district is the location of a burial site consisting of a megalithic structure.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

In the village of Padang Bujur in the same district, one can also find megalithic remains and what seems to be the base for a padmasana.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

Other megalithic remains are found at Aek Korsik and Aek Tolong Huta, also in the Padang Bolak district.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

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• Simanjuntak, Truman, M. Hisyam, Bagyo Prasetyo, Titi Surti Nastiti (éds.), Archaeology: Indonesian perspective : R.P. Soejono's festschrift, LIPI, Jakarta, 2006, {{ISBN|979-26-2499-6}}

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