South Labuhanbatu Regency

South Labuhanbatu Regency (Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan, alternatively Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Selatan) is a regency of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, created on 21 July 2008 (in accordance with Law No. 22 of 24 June 2008) by being carved out of the southern districts of the existing Labuhanbatu Regency. The new South Labuhanbatu Regency covers an area of 3,051.82 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census it had a population of 277,673,^[2] which rose to 314,094 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 336,577 (comprising 171,513 males and 165,064 females).^[4] Its administrative headquarters are at the town of Kotapinang.

South Labuhanbatu Regency Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	لابوهن باتو سلتن
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Santun Berkata Bijak Berkarya ("Talk mannerly, work wisely")
Coordinates: 1.9828°N 100.0975°E / 1.9828; 100.0975
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Kotapinang
Government
• Regent	Fery Sahputra Simatupang [id]
• Vice Regent	Syahdian Purba Siboro [id]
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Eddy Parapat (National Mandate Party)
• Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives	Zainal Harahap (PDI-P) and Syahdian Purba (Gerindra)
Area
• Total	3,051.82 km2 (1,178.31 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	336,577
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	labuhanbatuselatankab.go.id

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas^[4] and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.^[4] The table also includes the location of the district centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 52 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
12.22.04	Sungai Kanan ("Right River")	486.91	45,407	48,447	50,729	Langga Payung	9 (a)	21465
12.22.03	Torgamba	1,241.40	99,010	109,970	116,953	Aek Batu	14 (b)	21466
12.22.01	Kotapinang	342.50	53,954	64,455	70,507	Kotapinang	10 (c)	21464
12.22.05	Silangkitang	217.27	28,282	30,728	32,402	Aek Goti	6	21461
12.22.02	Kampung Rakyat	763/74	51,020	60,494	65,984	Tanjung Medan	15	21463
	Totals	3,051.82	277,673	314,094	336,577	Kotapinang	54

Note: (a) including the kelurahan of Langga Payung, with 11,811 inhabitants as at mid 2023.^[5]
(b) while not classed as an urban kelurahan, the desa (village) with the largest population in mid 2023 is Aek Batu, with 27,721 inhabitants.^[6]
(c) including the kelurahan of Kotapinang, with 24,575 inhabitants as at mid 2023.^[7]