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Simalungun Regency

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| official_name = Simalungun Regency

| native_name = (Kabupaten Simalungun)

| native_name_lang = id

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| type = Regency

| image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Simalungun.jpeg

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| motto = Habonaron Do Bona
(Truth is the Foundation of Everything)

| image_map = Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Simalungun.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Sumatra

| seat_type = Regency seat

| seat = Raya

| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = Jopinus Ramli Saragih

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = Amran Sinaga

| leader_title2 = Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives

| leader_name2 = Timbul Jaya Hamonangan Sibarani (Golkar)

| leader_title3 = Vice Chairmen of Regency's Council of Representatives

| leader_name3 = Samrin Girsang (PDI-P), Elias Barus (Partai Demokrat) and Sastra Joyo Sirait (Gerindra)

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| area_total_km2 = 4372.5

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| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_total = 1035920

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simalungun Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1208)

| timezone1 = WIB

| utc_offset1 = +7

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

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Simalungun Regency is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Its seat was formerly at Pematangsiantar, but this city was under Law No.15 of 10 March 1986 was separated from the Regency and made into an independent city (kota), although it remains geographically surrounded by the regency, whose new administrative seat is at Raya, while the regency's two most populous districts are Bandar and Siantar. The regency now covers an area of 4,372.5 square kilometres, and at the 2010 census it had a population of 817,720;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. at the 2020 Census this had risen to 990,246, of whom 497,314 were males and 492,932 were females;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,035,920 - comprising 521,262 males and 514,658 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simalungun Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1208)

Demography

{{main|Simalungun people}}

The principal group of inhabitants of the Regency (and of Pematangsiantar city, an enclave within the regency) are the Simalungun people, a sub-group of the Batak people. Their language (Simalungun language) is an Austronesian language.

Regent

The regent of Simalungun is Radiapoh Hasiholan Sinaga, SH, who was elected as Regent of Simalungun on Pilkada (election of regional head) 2020, and took office on 21 April 2021.

Adjoining administrative territories

Administrative districts

The regency in 2010 was divided administratively into thirty-one districts (kecamatan), but in 2017 a 32nd district - Dolog Masagal - was created. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simalungun Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1208) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 386 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
12.08.25Silimakutaalign="right"|74.16align="right"|13,611align="right"|17,479align="right"|18,590Saribu Dolokalign="center"|7 (a)21169
12.08.31Pematang Silimakutaalign="right"|79.68align="right"|10,334align="right"|13,390align="right"|14,278Tiga Rajaalign="center"|1021167
12.08.14Purbaalign="right"|172.71align="right"|21,830align="right"|27,536align="right"|29,134Tiga Runggualign="center"|14 (a)21166
12.08.15Haranggaol Horisonalign="right"|40.97align="right"|4,994align="right"|7,041align="right"|7,694Haranggaolalign="center"|5 (a)21177
12.08.20Dolok Pardameanalign="right"|67.90align="right"|16,008align="right"|15,136align="right"|15,732Dolok Pardameanalign="center"|1121163
12.08.09Sidamanikalign="right"|80.88align="right"|26,953align="right"|30,853align="right"|31,702Sari Matondangalign="center"|15 (a)21171
12.08.10Pematang Sidamanikalign="right"|137.80align="right"|16,283align="right"|19,716align="right"|20,614Sait Buttu Saribualign="center"|10 (a)21188
12.08.16Girsang Sipangan Bolonalign="right"|129.89align="right"|14,325align="right"|17,941align="right"|18,942Parapatalign="center"|6 (b)21174
12.08.11Tanah Jawaalign="right"|174.33align="right"|45,568align="right"|54,900align="right"|56,957Pematang Tanah Jawaalign="center"|20 (a)21181
12.08.12Hatonduhanalign="right"|336.26align="right"|21,140align="right"|26,632align="right"|28,167Buntu Bayualign="center"|921178
12.08.13Dolok Panribuanalign="right"|148.62align="right"|17,947align="right"|22,018align="right"|23,109Tiga Dolokalign="center"|1521173
12.08.06Jorlong Hataranalign="right"|93.70align="right"|15,316align="right"|19,154align="right"|20,215Tiga Balataalign="center"|8 (a)21172
12.08.04Paneialign="right"|77.96align="right"|21,425align="right"|28,326align="right"|30,382Paneialign="center"|17 (a)21161
12.08.05Panombean Paneialign="right"|73.74align="right"|19,193align="right"|24,993align="right"|26,689Pematang Panombeanalign="center"|1121165
12.08.29Rayaalign="right"|261.56align="right"|30,876align="right"|30,150align="right"|31,591Pematan Rayaalign="center"|17 (c)21160
12.08.32Dolog Masagalalign="right"|105.77align="right"|(d)align="right"|13,406align="right"|14,694Bah Bolonalign="center"|1021164
12.08.26Dolok Silaualign="right"|302.66align="right"|13,716align="right"|17,696align="right"|18,846Saran Padangalign="center"|1421168
12.08.27Silau Kaheanalign="right"|228.74align="right"|17,000align="right"|19,477align="right"|20,040Negeri Dolokalign="center"|1621157
12.08.07Raya Kaheanalign="right"|204.89align="right"|17,398align="right"|21,583align="right"|22,725Sindar Rayaalign="center"|14 (a)21156
12.08.28Tapian Dolokalign="right"|119.89align="right"|38,034align="right"|45,032align="right"|46,778Sinaksakalign="center"|11 (a)21154
12.08.17Dolok Batu Nanggaralign="right"|106.91align="right"|39,364align="right"|45,659align="right"|47,147Serbelawanalign="center"|16 (e)21155
12.08.01Siantaralign="right"|73.99align="right"|62,916align="right"|73,536align="right"|76,101Dolok Marlawanalign="center"|1721151
12.08.02Gunung Malelaalign="right"|96.74align="right"|32,676align="right"|41,189align="right"|43,571Dolok Malelaalign="center"|1621175
12.08.03Gunung Maligasalign="right"|51.39align="right"|26,173align="right"|33,734align="right"|35,916Silau Bayualign="center"|921176
12.08.18Huta Bayu Rajaalign="right"|191.43align="right"|29,135align="right"|35,426align="right"|37,085Hutabayualign="center"|16 (a)21182
12.08.19Jawa Maraja Bah Jambialign="right"|38.97align="right"|19,951align="right"|22,892align="right"|23,564Jawa Marajaalign="center"|821153
12.08.21Pematang Bandaralign="right"|88.16align="right"|31,324align="right"|38,688align="right"|40,684Pematang Bandaralign="center"|13 (f)21186
12.08.22Bandar Huluanalign="right"|107.33align="right"|25,738align="right"|29,484align="right"|30,335Naga Jaya Ialign="center"|1021184
12.08.23Bandaralign="right"|100.69align="right"|63,584align="right"|79,006align="right"|83,226Perdaganganalign="center"|16 (g)21162
- 21184
12.08.24Bandar Masilamalign="right"|91.22align="right"|24,316align="right"|30,015align="right"|31,558Bandar Masilamalign="center"|1021185
12.08.08Bosar Maligasalign="right"|285.43align="right"|38,970align="right"|43,355align="right"|44,229Bosar Maligasalign="center"|17 (a)21183
12.08.30Ujung Padangalign="right"|228.49align="right"|40,522align="right"|44,803align="right"|45,624Ujung Padangalign="center"|20 (a)21187
Totalsalign="right"|4,372.50align="right"|817,720align="right"|990,246align="right"|1,035,920Rayaalign="center"|413

Note: (a) including one kelurahan. (b) comprises 3 kelurahan (Girsang, Parapat and Tiga Raja) and 3 desa.
(c) comprises 5 kelurahan (Baringin Raya, Dalig Raya, Merek Raya, Pematang Raya and Sondi Raya) and 12 desa.
(d) The 2010 population of the new Dolog Masagal District is included in the figure for Raya District, from which it was cut out in 2017.
(e) includes 2 kelurahan - Aman Sari and Serbelawan. (f) includes 2 kelurahan - Kerasaan I and Pematang Bandar.
(g) includes 2 kelurahan - Perdagangan I and Perdagangan III.

Six southern districts border directly on the north coast of Lake Toba; from west to east, these are Pematang Silimakuta, Silimakuta, Haranggaol Horison, Dolok Pardamean, Pematang Sidamanik, and Girsang Sipangan Bolon.

Culture

Dayang Bandir and Sandean Raja is a folk story from Simalungun.

Tourism

=White Crater=

Local people mention it as Bukit Kapur Tinggi Raja, but some people have also called it "Kawah Putih" (White Crater), the same name as Kawah Putih in West Java. The crater is located in Dolok Tinggi Raja Village, 90 kilometres from Medan or 3 to 4 hours drive by motorcycle on the route Medan-Lubuk Pakam-Galang-Bangun Purba-Dolok Tinggi Raja.{{cite web |url=http://travel.detik.com/read/2014/02/18/152000/2491972/1025/tidak-hanya-bandung-kawah-putih-juga-ada-di-simalungun |title=Tidak Hanya Bandung, Kawah Putih Juga Ada di Simalungun |author=Reza Fahlevi |accessdate=September 14, 2014}}

=Parapat=

{{Main article|Parapat}}

Parapat is a small town located on the shore of Lake Toba. This place is known for tourism, and ferry services to Samosir Island are also available.

References

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