North Labuhanbatu Regency

2°20′00″N 99°38′15″E / 2.3333°N 99.6375°E / 2.3333; 99.6375

North Labuhanbatu Regency Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Utara
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	لابوهن باتو اوتارا
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Basimpul Kuat Babontuk Elok ("Strongly knotted, beautifully formed")
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Aek Kanopan
Government
• Regent	Hendri Yanto Sitorus [id]
• Vice Regent	Samsul Tanjung [id]
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Ali Tambunan (Golkar)
• Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives	Amran Pasaribu (People's Conscience Party) and Yusrial Suprianto (National Awakening Party)
Area
• Total	3,545.8 km2 (1,369.0 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	408,749
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.labura.go.id

North Labuhanbatu Regency (Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Utara, alternatively Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Utara) is a regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia, created on 21 July 2008 (in accordance with Law No. 23 of 24 June 2008) by being carved out of the north-western districts of the existing Labuhanbatu Regency, which until 2008 covered an area of 9,703 square kilometres and had a population of 840,382 according to the 2000 census.^[2] 60.99% of the regency is forested.^[3] The new North Labuhanbatu Regency covers 3,545.8 square kilometres and had a population of 331,660 at the 2010 Census,^[4] rising to 381,994 at the 2020 Census;^[5] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 408,749 (comprising 207,098 males and 201,651 females).^[1] The Kualuh River is located in this regency. The administrative centre of the regency is at the town of Aek Kanopan.

North Labuhanbatu Regency is bordered by Asahan Regency to the northwest, Toba Regency to the west, by three regencies to the south (Garoga District of North Tapanuli Regency, Aek Bilah District of South Tapanuli Regency, and Dolok Sigompulon District of North Padang Lawas Regency), and by Labuhanbatu Regency to the east. To the northeast it has a short coastline along the Strait of Malacca.

The regency is divided administratively into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[4] and 2020 Census,^[5] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 82 rural desa and 8 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Note: (a) including the kelurahan of Aek Kota Batu, with 7,006 inhabitants as at mid 2023.^[6]
(b) including the kelurahan of Marbau, with 2,687 inhabitants as at mid 2023.^[7]
(c) including the kelurahan of Bandar Durian, with 6,930 inhabitants as at mid 2023.^[8]
(d) including the kelurahan of Gunting Saga, with 8,528 inhabitants as at mid 2023.^[9]
(e) including the kelurahan of Kampung Mesjid, with 5,037 inhabitants as at mid 2023.^[10]
(f) including the two kelurahan of Aek Kanopan and Aek Kanopan Timur, with 18,249 and 8,930 inhabitants respectively as at mid 2023.^[11]
(g) including the kelurahan of Tanjung Leidong, with 9,649 inhabitants as at mid 2023.^[12]

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