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North Padang Lawas (Padang Lawas Utara) is a regency in North Sumatra province of Indonesia. It has an area of 3,918.05 km², and had a population of 223,049 at the 2010 census[2] and 260,720 at the 2020 census.[1] Its administrative seat is the town of Gunung Tua.

North Padang Lawas Regency (Kabupaten Padang Lawas Utara)
Regency
Coat of arms
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Gunung Tua
Government
• Regent	Andar Amin Harahap
• Vice Regent	Hariro Harahap
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Mukhlis Harahap (Golkar)
• Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives	Abdul Gafur Simanjuntak (Gerindra) and Basri Harahap (Partai Demokrat)
Area
• Total	3,918.05 km2 (1,512.77 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	260,720
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	padanglawasutarakab.go.id

Demographics

Population

The population of North Padang Lawas in the 2010 census results was 223,049 people with a density of 57 per square kilometer, which in 2020 increased to 260,720 people with population growth from year to year around 2.18%.[3]

Ethnic

The population of North Padang Lawas district is quite ethnically diverse. Overall, the majority of the population comes from the Batak Angkola tribe. Various types of Angkola Batak clans, such as: Harahap, Lubis, Siregar, Nasution, Hasibuan, Daulay, Dalimunte, Hutasuhut, Batubara. In addition, Batak Toba, Nias and Javanese are also quite numerous in North Padang Lawas.

Religion

Followers of religion Islam amounted to 90.40%, then Protestanism 9.21%, Catholicism 0.38% and Buddhism around 0.01%. The Batak people of Angkola, Mandailing, Minangkabau and Javanese, generally embrace Islam. Meanwhile, the ethnic Batak Toba, Karo, Simalungun and Nias people, mostly embrace Christianity. Meanwhile, there are 593 mosques, 34 Protestant churches and 1 Catholic church.

Administrative Districts

At the 2010 census, the regency was divided into nine districts (kecamatan). Subsequently, three additional districts (Padang Bolak Tenggara, Ujung Batu and Halongonan Timur) have been created by the division of existing districts. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[4] and the 2020 census.[1]

Name	Area in km2	Pop'n census 2010[4]	Pop'n census 2020[1]
Batang Onang	485.00	12,790	13,770
Padang Bolak Julu	196.44	9,972	11,542
Portibi	246.13	23,228	27,425
Padang Bolak	699.06	58,560	53,998
Padang Bolak Tenggara (Southeast Padang Bolak)	94.93	(a)	11,743
Simangambat	429.42	46,769	41,167
Ujung Batu	269.62	(b)	11,764
Halongonan	410.27	29,058	20,891
Halongonan Timur (East Halongonan)	181.33	(c)	22,532
Dolok	525.27	22,573	24,755
Dolok Sigompulon	262.56	15,610	16,192
Hulu Sihapas	39.05	4,683	4,941
Totals	3,918.05	226,807	260,720

Notes:
(a) The 2010 population of Padang Bolak District is included in the figure for Padang Bolak District, from which it was split.
(b) The 2010 population of Ujung Batu District is included in the figure for Simangambat District, from which it was split.
(c) The 2010 population of Halongonan Timur District is included in the figure for Halongonan District, from which it was split.

Archaeology

The Padang Lawas archaeological site is partly located in the regency. The site covers approximately 1,500 km², encompassing the kecamatan (districts) of Portibi and Padang Bolak in this regency, and Barumun and Barumun Tengah in the Padang Lawas Regency. Hindu-Buddhist remains are found on the site, including structures called biaro (from Sanskrit vihara, meaning "temple" or "monastery").

The village of Batu Gana in Padang Bolak Julu district is the location of a burial site consisting of a megalithic structure.^{[citation needed]}

In the village of Padang Bujur in the same district, one can also find megalithic remains and what seems to be the base for a padmasana.^{[citation needed]}

Other megalithic remains are found at Aek Korsik and Aek Tolong Huta, also in the Padang Bolak district.^{[citation needed]}

References

• Simanjuntak, Truman, M. Hisyam, Bagyo Prasetyo, Titi Surti Nastiti (éds.), Archaeology: Indonesian perspective : R.P. Soejono's festschrift, LIPI, Jakarta, 2006, ISBN 979-26-2499-6

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- [en] North Padang Lawas Regency

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[ru] Северный Паданглавас

Северный Паданглавас (индон. Padang Lawas Utara) — округ в провинции Северная Суматра. Административный центр — Гунунг-Туа.

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