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Asahan Regency

Regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia

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Overview

Asahan Regency is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Following the creation of the new Batubara Regency (which was carved out of the more western of the coastal districts 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 and 769,960 in the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 824,597 (comprising 416,498 males and 408,099 females). 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.

History

The Sultanate of Asahan () was a Malay sultanate from approximately 1630 until 1946. It was located in the north-east of the island of Sumatra (in what is now Indonesia) and covered what is now the Asahan Regency. The population consists of Simalungun and Toba Batak people who have converted to Islam and speak the Malay language. Some others still recognize the Bataks but are Muslim, known as Pardembanan Batak people, who speak the Pardembanan Batak language.

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-five Districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census 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.

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, 1893 Note: (a) including one kelurahan - Aek Loba Pekan, with 6,344 inhabitants as at mid 2024. (b) Tanjung Balai District is not part of Tanjungbalai city, but lies between the city and the coast. (c) including one kelurahan - Binjai Serbangan, with 19,535 inhabitants as at mid 2024. (d) comprises 13 kelurahan - see under Kisaran for populations of kelurahan. (e) comprises 12 kelurahan - see under Kisaran for populations of kelurahan.

External links

*Asahan official site *Statistic Of Asahan Regency

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