Mandailing Natal Regency

Mandailing Natal Regency
(Kabupaten Mandailing Natal)
Coat of arms of Mandailing Natal Regency
Country Indonesia
Province North Sumatra
Regency seat Panyabungan
Government
 • Regent Dahlan Hasan Nasution
 • Vice Regent Muhammad Jafar Sukhairi Nasution
 • Chairman of Council of Representatives Erwin Efendi Lubis (Gerindra)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives Harminsyah Batubara (Partai Demokrat) and Erwin Efendi Nasution (Golkar)
Area
 • Total 6,620.70 km2 (2,556.27 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total 484,874
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Website www.madina.go.id

Mandailing Natal, abbreviated as Madina, is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 6,620.70 square kilometres and it had a population of 403,894 people at the 2010 census and 472,886 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 484,874. The capital lies at Panyabungan. The Regency was formerly a part of South Tapanuli Regency until it was created as a separate regency on 23 November 1998. It is the southernmost regency in North Sumatra, and the largest regency by land area in the province, with Langkat Regency second to it.

Geography

The regency is divided in two by the Bukit Barisan mountains. The portion to the west of the mountains drains to the west coast of Sumatra, and comprises the districts of Batahan, Sinunukan, Batang Natal, Lingga Bayu, Ranto Baek, Natal and Muara Batang Gadis; it covers an area of 4,057 km2, and had a population of 173,758 in mid 2022. The portion to the east of the mountains comprises the remaining districts of the Regency, all of which drain towards the north; it covers an area of 2,563.7 km2 and had a population of 311,116 in mid 2022.

Administration

At the 2010 Census, the regency was divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan). Subsequently, five additional districts (indicated by asterisks in the table below) have been created by the division of existing districts. The twenty-three districts are tabulated below with their areas and their population at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 377 rural desa and 27 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 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
12.13.15 Batahan 497.07 17,524 22,509 23,427 Pasar Batahan 18 (a) 22988
12.13.22 Sinunukan * 192.64 15,375 21,527 22,782 Sinunukan III 14 22986
12.13.13 Batang Natal 651.52 22,575 25,333 25,685 Muara Soma 31 (a) 22983
12.13.14 Lingga Bayu 192.68 22,453 27,576 28,452 Simpang Gambir 19 (b) 22982
12.13.18 Ranto Baek * 152.72 11,259 14,085 14,585 Manisak 17 22984
12.13.08 Kotanopan 325.15 26,264 27,871 28,024 Pasar Kotanopan 36 (b) 22994
12.13.11 Ulu Pungkut 295.19 4,250 4,674 4,721 Huta Godang 13 (a) 22999
12.13.10 Tambangan 158.60 11,471 10,913 11,058 Laru Lombang 20 (a) 22996
12.13.09 Lembah
Sorik Marapi
34.73 15,605 10,968 11,116 Pasar Maga 9 (a) 22993
12.13.20 Puncak
Sorik Marapi *
55.54 7,954 8,975 9,110 Sibanggor 11 22995
12.13.12 Muara Sipongi 135.70 9,670 12,528 12,873 Pasar
Muara Sipongi
16 (a) 22998
12.13.21 Pakantan * 93.60 2,146 2,222 2,243 Pakantan 8 22997
12.13.01 Panyabungan Kota 259.77 77,449 90,049 91,929 Panyabungan 39 (c) 22915
-22919
12.13.04 Panyabungan
Selatan (South
Panyabungan)
87.60 9,410 10,323 10,421 Tano Bato 11 (a) 22952
12.13.05 Panyabungan
Barat (West
Panyabungan)
87.22 8,911 10,677 10,964 Longat 10 (a) 22911
12.13.02 Panyabungan
Utara (North
Panyabungan)
63.73 19,991 22,573 22,915 Mompang 12 (a) 22979
12.13.03 Panyabungan
Timur (East
Panyabungan)
397.87 12,307 14,214 14,492 Gunung Baringin 15 (a) 22912
12.13.19 Huta Bargot * 116.21 5,715 8,748 9,062 Bangun Sejati 12 22978
12.13.16 Natal 935.37 27,292 33,897 35,050 Pasar Natal 30 (b) 22987
12.13.17 Muara
Batang Gadis
1,435.02 15,416 22,322 23,777 Singkuang 14 22989
12.13.06 Siabu 345.36 47,364 53,286 54,054 Siabu 28 (b) 22976
12.13.07 Bukit Malintang 68.74 10,894 12,771 13,059 Bukit Malintang 11 22977
12.13.23 Naga Juang * 58.69 3,650 4,845 5,075 Banua Simanosor 7 22975
Totals 6,640.72 404,945 472,886 484,874 Panyabungan 404

Notes: (a) including 1 kelurahan. (b) including 2 kelurahan. (c) comprising 9 kelurahan and 30 desa.

National Park

Sorik Marapi District Highland without Batang Gadis National Park
Sorik Marapi District Highland with Batang Gadis National Park
see Batang Gadis National Park