Simalungun Regency
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Simalungun Regency is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Its seat was formerly at Pematangsiantar, but this city was under Law No.15 of 10 March 1986 was separated from the Regency and made into an independent city (kota), although it remains geographically surrounded by the regency, whose new administrative seat is at Raya, while the regency's two most populous districts are Bandar and Siantar. The regency now covers an area of 4,372.5 square kilometres, and at the 2010 census it had a population of 817,720;[2] at the 2020 Census this had risen to 990,246, of whom 497,314 were males and 492,932 were females;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,035,920 - comprising 521,262 males and 514,658 females.[1]
Simalungun Regency
(Kabupaten Simalungun) | |
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Motto(s): Habonaron Do Bona (Truth is the Foundation of Everything) | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | North Sumatra |
Regency seat | Raya |
Government | |
• Regent | Jopinus Ramli Saragih |
• Vice Regent | Amran Sinaga |
• Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives | Timbul Jaya Hamonangan Sibarani (Golkar) |
• Vice Chairmen of Regency's Council of Representatives | Samrin Girsang (PDI-P), Elias Barus (Partai Demokrat) and Sastra Joyo Sirait (Gerindra) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,372.50 km2 (1,688.23 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 1,035,920 |
• Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Website | www |