Batubara Regency

Batubara Regency
باتوبارا
Regency

Seal
Country Indonesia
Province North Sumatra
Capital Limapuluh
Area
 • Total 904.96 km2 (349.41 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 374,535
 • Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Website www.batubarakab.go.id

Batubara Regency is a regency on North Sumatra's eastern shoreline, with Limapuluh as its seat. It was carved out from the seven most westerly coastal districts of Asahan Regency with effect from 15 June 2007.

Administration

The regency is divided administratively into seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:[1]

NamePopulation
Census 2010[1]
Sei Balai26,857
Tanjung Tiram62,964
Talawi53,585
Limpuluh85,164
Air Putih46,749
Sei Suka52,599
Medang Deras47,967

Transport

On January 27, 2015 groundbreaking of Kuala Tanjung Port has been done. The port can accommodate 60 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) per year as the biggest port in West Indonesia, bigger than Tanjung Priok Port, in Jakarta with only 15 million TEUs per year.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Presiden: Pelabuhan Kuala Tanjung Bakal Besar Sekali". January 27, 2015.

Coordinates: 3°00′00″N 99°10′00″E / 3°N 99.1667°E / 3; 99.1667

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.