Humbang Hasundutan Regency is a regency in

North Sumatra North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...

province of Indonesia. It includes part of the southwest shore of Lake Toba of

, Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 2,502.71 km², and it had a population of 171,687 at the 2010 Census and 197,751 at the 2020 Census. Its seat is the town of

Dolok Sanggul Dolok Sanggul is a town in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Humbang Hasundutan Regency. Notable peoples * Ghozali Siregar, is an Indonesian footballer who plays for Persita in the midfield position , he has al ...

. To the north is Samosir Regency and Pakpak Bharat Regency, to the east is North Tapanuli Regency, and to the west and south is Central Tapanuli Regency, and beyond the latter the Indian Ocean.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into ten

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (''desa'' and ''kelurahan'') in each district and its post code.

References

Regencies of North Sumatra {{NSumatra-geo-stub