Asahan Regency

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Asahan Regency
Kabupaten Asahan
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiكابوفاتن اسهن
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CountryFile:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
ProvinceFile:Coat of arms of North Sumatra.svg North Sumatra
Regency seatFile:Logo kabupaten asahan.gif Kisaran
Government
 • RegentTaufik Zainal Abidin [id]
 • Vice RegentRianto [id]
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesBaharuddin Harahap (Gerindra)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesBenteng Panjaitan (Golkar), Rosmansyah (PDI-P) and Ilham Harahap (Partai Demokrat)
Area
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Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
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Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
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Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
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Vehicle registrationBK
Websitewww.asahankab.go.id

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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[2] and 769,960 in the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 824,597 (comprising 416,498 males and 408,099 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.

History

The Sultanate of Asahan (Script error: No such module "Lang".) was a Malay sultanate from approximately 1630 until 1946.[4] 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.[5]

Administrative divisions

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 2025.[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.

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Execution in Asahan, Dutch East Indies, 1893
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Office of the Asahan Regency, foto 2019
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2025
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
12.09.17 Bandar Pasir Mandoge 713.63 32,845 34,997 36,063 Bandar Pasir Mandoge 9 21262
12.09.15 Bandar Pulau 268.41 20,508 23,684 25,375 Bandar Pulau Pekan 10 21275
12.09.21 Aek Songsongan 282.21 16,485 17,970 18,722 Aek Songsongan 9 21274
12.09.22 Rahuning 195.80 17,509 19,940 21,220 Rahuning I 7 21276
12.09.14 Pulau Rakyat 213.65 31,534 35,454 37,495 Pulau Rakyat Pekan 12 21278
12.09.18 Aek Kuasan 143.13 22,847 25,742 27,252 Aek Loba Afdeling I 7 (a) 21273
12.09.32 Aek Ledong 85.12 19,694 20,632 21,087 Ledong Barat 7 21277
12.09.11 Sei Kepayang 370.69 17,106 19,306 20,455 Sei Kepayang Kanan 6 21381
12.09.24 Sei Kepayang Barat
(West Sei Kepayang)
49.19 12,825 14,906 16,019 Sei Tulang Pandau 6 21382
12.09.25 Sei Kepayang Timur
(East Sei Kepayang)
100.65 8,601 9,561 10,056 Sungai Pasir 5 21383
12.09.10 Tanjung Balai (b) 88.68 34,901 41,444 45,005 Asahan Mati 8 21352
12.09.12 Simpang Empat 135.77 39,444 46,642 50,546 Simpang Empat 8 21271
12.09.31 Teluk Dalam 117.01 17,280 19,243 20,257 Air Teluk Kiri 6 21270
12.09.13 Air Batu 117.15 39,151 45,868 49,485 Sungai Alim Ulu 12 21272
12.09.23 Sei Dadap 82.78 30,871 36,122 38,947 Sei Kamah II 10 21279
12.09.16 Buntu Pane 153.40 22,538 24,671 25,756 Sei Silau Timur 9 21261
12.09.26 Tinggi Raja 107.90 18,100 20,056 21,062 Padang Sari 7 21261
12.09.27 Setia Janji 63.37 11,442 12,784 13,479 Sei Silau Barat 5 21260
12.09.08 Meranti 45.33 19,381 23,508 25,791 Meranti 7 21264
12.09.30 Pulo Bandring 86.99 27,744 33,469 36,623 Suka Damai 10 21265
12.09.29 Rawang Panca Arga 67.37 17,533 19,947 21,216 Rawang Pasar IV 7 21266
12.09.09 Air Joman 98.09 45,811 57,127 63,521 Binjai Serbangan 7 (c) 21263
12.09.28 Silau Laut 84.68 20,166 24,972 27,673 Silau Bonto 5 21267
12.09.19 Kota Kisaran Barat
(West Kisaran town)
32.81 55,175 60,428 63,101 Sei Renggas 13 (d) 21211
-21218
12.09.20 Kota Kisaran Timur
(East Kisaran town)
30.17 68,781 81,487 88,391 Kisaran Naga 12 (e) 21219
-21229
Totals 3,732.97 668,272 769,960 824,597 Kisaran 204

Note: (a) including one kelurahan - Aek Loba Pekan, with 6,344 inhabitants as at mid 2024.[6]
(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.[7]
(d) comprises 13 kelurahan - see under Kisaran for populations of kelurahan.
(e) comprises 12 kelurahan - see under Kisaran for populations of kelurahan.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Asahan Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1208)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kahin, Audrey (2015-10-29). Historical Dictionary of Indonesia. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-0-8108-7456-5.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Anderson, John (1826). Mission to The East Coast of Sumatra. M.DCCC.XXIII. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. pp. 1–42.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Aek Kuasan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1208031)
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Air Joman Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1208100)

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