Asahan Regency

Asahan Regency Kabupaten Asahan كابوفاتن اسهن
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Rambate Rata Raya (Working together for the prosperity of the people)
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Kisaran
Government
• Regent	Surya (Acting)
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Baharuddin Harahap (Gerindra)
• Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives	Benteng Panjaitan (Golkar), Rosmansyah (PDI-P) and Ilham Harahap (Partai Demokrat)
Area
• Total	3,732.97 km2 (1,441.31 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	802,503
• Density	210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code	(+62)23
Vehicle registration	BK
Website	www.asahankab.go.id

Asahan Regency is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Following the creation of the new Batubara Regency (which was carved out of Asahan Regency on 15 June 2007), the regency now covers an area of 3,732.97 square kilometres; it had a population of 668,272 according to the 2010 census^[2] and 769,960 in the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 802,563 (comprising 405,617 males and 396,946 females).^[1] Its administrative centre is now the large town of Kisaran. The Regency surrounds but now does not include the city of Tanjungbalai which was its capital until created an independent city in 1984. The Asahan Sultanate was located in the region.

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-five Districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 177 rural desa and 27 urban kelurahan - of which 25 are in the town of Kisaran), and its postal code.

Note: (a) including one kelurahan (Aek Loba Pekan).
(b) Tanjung Balai District is not part of Tanjungbalai city, but lies between the city and the coast.
(c) including one kelurahan (Binjai Serbangan).
(d) comprises 13 kelurahan - see under Kisaran. (e) comprises 12 kelurahan - see under Kisaran.

• Asahan official site
• Statistic Of Asahan Regency^{[permanent dead link]}

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