North Labuhanbatu Regency (''Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Utara'', alternatively ''Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Utara'') is a
regency
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of
North Sumatra,
Indonesia
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, created in 2007 by being carved out of the existing
Labuhanbatu Regency, which in 2000 covered an area of 9,322.5 square kilometres and had a population of 840,382 according to the 2000 census. 60.99% of the regency is forested. The new North Labuhanbatu Regency covers 3,545.8 square kilometres and had a population of 331,660 at the 2010 Census, rising to 381,994 at the 2020 Census.
The
Kualuh River is located in this regency
Administrative districts
The regency is divided administratively into eight
districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the locations of the district centres.
References
Regencies of North Sumatra
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