Pakpak Bharat Regency
Pakpak Bharat Regency is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia. It was created on 25 February 2003 from the southern districts of Dairi Regency. The regency covers an area of 1,218.3 square kilometres and it had a population of 40,481 at the 2010 census and 52,351 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 54,609. Its seat is the town of Salak. It is the least populated regency in North Sumatra. Its population is roughly the same as Greenland, the island with the lowest population density in the world.
Pakpak Bharat Regency
(Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat) | |
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Regent's office of Pakpak Bharat | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Bage Ate Rejekki Bage Tennah Mo Sodip | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Regency seat | Salak |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Asren Nasution (Acting) |
| • Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives | Sonni P Berutu (Partai Demokrat) |
| • Vice Chairmen of Regency's Council of Representatives | Elson Angkat (Golkar) and Mansehat Manik (Gerindra) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,218.30 km2 (470.39 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 54,609 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Religion | Christianism 57,54% –Protestantism 53,45% –Catholicism 4,09% Islam 42,46% |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Website | www |
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