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Toba Regency

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

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Toba Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Toba

| other_name =

| native_name_lang = idsumut

| image_skyline = Office Toba Regency.jpg

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| image_caption = Office building of Toba Regency

| type = Regency

| image_seal = Seal of Toba Regency (2020).svg

| seal_alt = Toba Regency seal

| motto = "Tampakna do Rantosna, Rim ni Tahi do Gogona"

("If together in one spirit and purpose, then everything could be achieved.")

| image_map = Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Toba Samosir.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{IDN}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Sumatra

| seat_type = Regency seat

| seat = Balige

| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = {{Ill|Effendi Sintong Panangian Napitupulu|lt=Effendi Sintong Panangian Napitupulu|id}}

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = {{Ill|Audi Murphy Sitorus|lt=Audi Murphy Sitorus|id}}

| leader_title2 = Chairman of Council of Representatives

| leader_name2 = Effendi S. Panangian Napitupulu (Golkar)

| leader_title3 = Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives

| leader_name3 = Candrow Manurung (Nasdem) and Mangatas Silaen (PDI-P)

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 2021.8

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| population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate

| population_total = 216720

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Toba Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1206)

| timezone1 = WIB

| utc_offset1 = +7

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

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Toba Regency is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra. Its seat is Balige. The regency covers an area of 2,021.8 square kilometres; it had a population of 173,129 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 206,199 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 216,720 (comprising 108,401 males and 108,319 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Toba Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1206) Although landlocked, the regency includes the eastern shore of the vast inland Lake Toba.

The regency was originally created on 23 November 1998 from the northern districts of North Tapanuli Regency, and was formerly known as Toba Samosir Regency, even after its western part was split off as Samosir Regency on 18 December 2003 (apart from Muara District, which remained part of North Tapanuli), until the residual regency's name was officially shortened in 2020.{{cite web |title=Peraturan Pemerintah No. 14 Tahun 2020 (Government Regulation No. 14/2020) |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Download/123845/PP%20Nomor%2014%20Tahun%202020.pdf |language=id}}

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into sixteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Toba Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1206) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (231 rural desa and 13 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 2024||Admin
centre || No.
of
Villages||Post
code
12.12.01Baligealign="right"|91.05align="right"|36,653align="right"|44,635align="right"|47,284Baligealign="center"|35 (a)22311
-22316
12.12.22Tampahanalign="right"|24.45align="right"|4,290align="right"|5,141align="right"|5,412Gurguralign="center"|622312
12.12.02Lagubotialign="right"|73.90align="right"|18,359align="right"|22,397align="right"|23,743Lagubotialign="center"|23 (b)22381
12.12.04Habinsaranalign="right"|408.70align="right"|15,453align="right"|17,869align="right"|18,554Parsoburanalign="center"|22 (c)22383
12.12.06Borboralign="right"|176.65align="right"|6,790align="right"|8,299align="right"|8,804Borboralign="center"|1522383
12.12.21Nassaualign="right"|335.50align="right"|7,219align="right"|9,173align="right"|9,879Lumban Rau
Tengah		align="center"|1022383
12.12.03Silaenalign="right"|172.58align="right"|12,105align="right"|14,143align="right"|14,744Silaenalign="center"|2322382
12.12.19Sigumparalign="right"|25.20align="right"|7,404align="right"|8,599align="right"|8,944Sigumparalign="center"|10 (d)22380
12.12.07Porseaalign="right"|37.88align="right"|12,810align="right"|14,669align="right"|14,962Porseaalign="center"|17 (e)22384
12.12.05Pintu Pohan
Meranti		align="right"|277.27align="right"|7,070align="right"|7,346align="right"|7,483Pintu Pohanalign="center"|722384
12.12.20Siantar
Narumonda		align="right"|22.20align="right"|5,714align="right"|7,435align="right"|8,000Narumonda Ialign="center"|1422384
12.12.24Parmaksianalign="right"|45.98align="right"|10,275align="right"|11,556align="right"|11,764Pangombusanalign="center"|1122384
12.12.09Lumban Julualign="right"|90.90align="right"|8,150align="right"|9,953align="right"|10,555Lumban Julualign="center"|1222388
12.12.10Uluanalign="right"|109.00align="right"|6,983align="right"|9,680align="right"|9,905Lumban
Binanga		align="center"|1722385
12.12.08Ajibataalign="right"|52.80align="right"|7,221align="right"|9,420align="right"|10,249Pardamean
Ajibata		align="center"|10 (f)22386
12.12.23Bonatua
Lunasi		align="right"|57.74align="right"|6,632align="right"|5,884align="right"|6,438Lumban Lubualign="center"|1222387
Totalsalign="right"|2,021.80align="right"|173,129align="right"|206,199align="right"|216,720Baligealign="center"|244

Notes: (a) comprising 6 kelurahan (Balige I, Balige III, Lumban Dolok Haumabange, Napitupulu Bagasan, Pardede Onan and Sangkar Nihuta) and 29 desa. (b) including the kelurahan of Pasar Laguboti.
(c) including the kelurahan of Parsoburan Tengah. (d) including the kelurahan of Sigumpar Dangsina.
(e) comprising 3 kelurahan (Parparean III, Pasar Porsea and Patane III) and 14 desa. (f) including the kelurahan of Parsaoran Ajibata.

Orchid Paradise

Two scientists explored the Eden Park tourist forest in Sionggang village in Toba Regency for four years and have successfully identified almost 200 new species of forest orchids. The area is an orchid paradise, in which thousands of other orchid species can be found.{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/24/scene-toba-orchid-paradise-yields-200-new-species.html |title=Scene: Toba 'orchid paradise' yields 200 new species |date=October 24, 2011}}

Sigura-Gura waterfall

Sigura-gura waterfall, which is the highest waterfall in Indonesia at {{convert|250|m|ft}} tall, is located {{convert|250|km|mi}} from Medan or a 2 to 3 hour long drive. Below the waterfall, one can do White water rafting.{{cite web |url=http://www.gudangwisata.com/air-terjun-sigura-gura.html |title=Air Terjun Sigura-Gura |date=March 27, 2013|language=id}}

References

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Category:Regencies of North Sumatra

Category:States and territories established in 1998

Category:Asahan Toba basin

Category:Kualuh basin

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