Central Tapanuli Regency ( Tapanuli Tengah in Indonesia) is a regency in North Sumatra province, Sumatra , Indonesia . The seat of the regency government is at Pandan . The regency covers an area of 2,194.98 km and consists of a long extent of land along the western coast of North Sumatra, together with offshore islands of which the largest is Mursala Island ; it had a population of 311,232 at the 2010 census and 365,177 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 386,895 (comprising 195,086 males and 191,809 females). The regency surrounds the landward side of the city of Sibolga , which is administratively separate from the regency.
17-482: The regency is divided into twenty districts ( kecamatan ), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 160 rural desa and 55 urban kelurahan ), and its postcode. Note: (a) includes Mursala Island and 18 smaller islands off
34-563: A district ", hence the translation of kecamatan as subdistrict is no longer precise since the absence of kewedanan as district . The 1982 publication of Statistics Indonesia translated kecamatan as district . With the release of the Act Number 21 of 2001 on the Special Autonomous of Papua Province, the term distrik was used instead of kecamatan in the entire Western New Guinea . The difference between
51-457: A greater role in administering their areas. Foreign policy , defence (including armed forces and national police ), system of law , and monetary policy , however, remain the domain of the national government . Since 2005 as the enactment of Law Number 32 of 2004, heads of local government (governors, regents and mayors) have been directly elected by popular election . First level subdivisions of Indonesia are called Provinces . A province
68-601: A regency and a city lies in differing demographics, size and economics. Generally the regency has a larger area than the city, and the city has non-agricultural economic activities. A regency is headed by a regent ( bupati ), and a city is headed by a mayor ( wali kota ). The regent or mayor and the representative council members are elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Regencies and cities are divided into districts , which have several variations of terms: Districts are divided into desa (villages) or kelurahan (urban communities). Both desa and kelurahan are of
85-505: A similar division level, but a desa enjoys more power in local matters than a kelurahan . An exception is Aceh , where districts are divided into mukim before being subdivided further into gampong . In Indonesian, as in English, a village ( desa ) has rural connotations. In the context of administrative divisions, a desa can be defined as a body which has authority over the local people in accordance with acknowledged local traditions of
102-490: Is regency ( kabupaten ) and city ( kota ). This subdivisions is a local level of government beneath the provincial level. However, they enjoy greater decentralisation of affairs than the provincial body, such as provision of public schools and public health facilities. They were formerly known collectively as Daerah Tingkat II (Level II Region). Both regency and city are at the same level, having their own local government and legislative body. The difference between
119-439: Is divided into provinces ( Indonesian : Provinsi ). Provinces are made up of regencies ( kabupaten ) and cities ( kota ). Provinces, regencies, and cities have their own local governments and parliamentary bodies. Since the enactment of Law Number 22 of 1999 on Local Government (the law was revised by Law Number 32 of 2004, Law Number 23 of 2014, and the 2023 Omnibus Law on Job Creation ), local governments now play
136-491: Is headed by a governor ( Gubernur ). Each province has its own regional assembly, called Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD, lit. ' Regional People's Representative Council ' ). Governors and representative members are elected by popular vote for five-year terms. Provinces were formerly also known as Daerah Tingkat I (Level I Regions). Indonesia is divided into 38 provinces. Nine provinces have special status: Second level subdivisions of Indonesia
153-449: Is the third-level administrative subdivision , below regency or city (second-level) and province (first-level). According to the Act Number 23 of 2014, district is formed by the government of regency or city in order to improve the coordination of governance, public services, and empowerment of urban/rural villages . District head is a career bureaucrat position directly appointed by regent or mayor. The local district term kecamatan
170-563: Is used for districts within the regencies, while the term kemantren is used for districts within Yogyakarta , the province's only city. According to Statistics Indonesia , there are a total of 7,288 districts in Indonesia as of 2023, subdivided into 83,971 administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan ). During the Dutch East Indies and early republic period,
187-580: Is used in the majority of Indonesian areas, with camat being the head. During the Dutch East Indies and early republic period, the term district referred to kewedanan , a subdivision of a regency. Kewedanan itself was divided into kecamatan , which was translated as subdistrict ( Dutch : onderdistrict ). Following the abolition of kewedanan , the term district began to be associated with kecamatan which has since been directly administered by regency. In English-language dictionary, subdistrict means "a division or subdivision of
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#1732855950498204-432: The area. A desa is headed by a "head of village" ( Indonesian : kepala desa ), who is elected by popular vote. Most Indonesian villages use the term "desa", but other terms are used in some regions: Although desa and kelurahan are part of a district, a kelurahan has less autonomy than a desa. A kelurahan is headed by a lurah . Lurahs are civil servants, directly responsible to their camats. The following table lists
221-429: The coast. Central Tapanuli's beaches are ideal for surfing, although they are not as well known as those of Nias Island . The regency has 30 offshore islands; one of the biggest is Mursala Island with 8,000 hectares (1 hour by motorboat from Sibolga ), which has a waterfall that directly drops to the sea; around 100 metres from the waterfall the water still tastes plain and the corals are unique and beautiful. In 1933,
238-417: The first King Kong film has taken pictures here. 1°54′00″N 98°40′00″E / 1.9000°N 98.6667°E / 1.9000; 98.6667 This North Sumatra location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Subdivisions of Indonesia#Third level [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Indonesia
255-506: The number of current provinces, regencies, and cities in Indonesia. Districts of Indonesia In Indonesia , district is the third-level administrative subdivision , below regency or city . The local term kecamatan is used in the majority of Indonesian areas. The term distrik is used in provinces in Papua . In the Special Region of Yogyakarta , the term kapanewon
272-599: The term district referred to kewedanan , a subdivision of regency, while kecamatan was translated as subdistrict ( Dutch : onderdistrict ). Following the abolition of kewedanan , the term district began to be associated with kecamatan which has since been directly administered by regency. Mainstream media such as The Jakarta Post , Kompas , and Tempo use "district" to refer to kecamatan ; however machine translation services like Google Translate often incorrectly uses "district" to refer to regencies instead. District in Indonesia
289-403: The two is merely the naming, with kepala distrik being the district head. It was later followed in 2019 by another autonomous province, the Special Region of Yogyakarta , where kecamatan was replaced with kapanewon and kemantren . Sultan Hamengkubuwono X , the region's governor and the monarch of Yogyakarta Sultanate , issued Gubernatorial Decree Number 25 of 2019, which restored
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