Batubara Regency

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]

Name	Population Census 2010^[1]
Sei Balai	26,857
Tanjung Tiram	62,964
Talawi	53,585
Limpuluh	85,164
Air Putih	46,749
Sei Suka	52,599
Medang Deras	47,967

Kuala Tanjung Port

On January 27, 2015 grounbreaking of Kuala Tanjung (world-class) 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 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
↑ "Presiden: Pelabuhan Kuala Tanjung Bakal Besar Sekali". January 27, 2015.

Regencies and Cities of North Sumatra, Indonesia

Capital: Medan

Regencies	Asahan Batubara Dairi Deli Serdang Humbang Hasundutan Karo Labuhan Batu South Labuhan Batu North Labuhan Batu Langkat Mandailing Natal Nias West Nias South Nias North Nias Padang Lawas North Padang Lawas Pakpak Bharat Samosir Serdang Bedagai Simalungun South Tapanuli Central Tapanuli North Tapanuli Toba Samosir

Cities	Binjai Gunung Sitoli Medan Padang Sidempuan Pematangsiantar Sibolga Tanjung Balai Tebing Tinggi

See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

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

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