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Simalungun Regency

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Simalungun Regency
Kabupaten Simalungun
Regency
Coat of arms of Simalungun Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Habonaron Do Bona
(Truth is the Foundation of Everything)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatRaya
Government
 • RegentAnton Achmad Saragih [id]
 • Vice RegentBenny Gusman Sinaga [id]
 • Chairman of Regency's Council of RepresentativesTimbul Jaya Hamonangan Sibarani (Golkar)
 • Vice Chairmen of Regency's Council of RepresentativesSamrin Girsang (PDI-P), Elias Barus (Partai Demokrat) and Sastra Joyo Sirait (Gerindra)
Area
 • Total
4,372.5 km2 (1,688.2 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
 • Total
955,629
 • Density218.55/km2 (566.05/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.simalungunkab.go.id

Simalungun Regency is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Its seat was formerly at Pematangsiantar, but this city was under Law No.15 of 10 March 1986 was separated from the Regency and made into an independent city (kota), although it remains geographically surrounded by the regency, whose new administrative seat is at Raya, while the regency's two most populous districts are Bandar and Siantar. The regency now covers an area of 4,372.5 square kilometres, and at the 2010 census it had a population of 817,720;[2] at the 2020 Census this had risen to 990,246,[3] but as of mid 2025 this was estimated to have declined to 955,620 (comprising 476,355 males and 479,265 females).[1]

Demography

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The principal group of inhabitants of the Regency (and of Pematangsiantar city, an enclave within the regency) are the Simalungun people, a sub-group of the Batak people. Their language (Simalungun language) is an Austronesian language.

Regent

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The regent of Simalungun is Radiapoh Hasiholan Sinaga, SH, who was elected as Regent of Simalungun on Pilkada (election of regional head) 2020, and took office on 21 April 2021.

Adjoining administrative entities

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Administrative districts

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The regency in 2010 was divided administratively into thirty-one districts (kecamatan), but in 2017 a 32nd district - Dolog Masagal - was created. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 386 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 2025		Admin
centre		No. of
villages		Post
code
12.08.25Silimakuta74.1613,61117,47917,186Saribu Dolok7 (a)21169
12.08.31Pematang Silimakuta79.6810,33413,39013,126Tiga Raja *1021167
12.08.14Purba172.7121,83027,53628,672Tiga Runggu14 (a)21166
12.08.15Haranggaol Horison40.974,9947,0416,164Haranggaol5 (a)21177
12.08.20Dolok Pardamean67.9016,00815,13614,878Dolok Pardamean1121163
12.08.09Sidamanik80.8826,95330,85328,392Sari Matondang15 (a)21171
12.08.10Pematang Sidamanik137.8016,28319,71619,229Sait Buttu Saribu10 (a)21188
12.08.16Girsang Sipangan Bolon129.8914,32517,94116,703Parapat6 (b)21174
12.08.11Tanah Jawa174.3345,56854,90053,432Pematang Tanah Jawa20 (a)21181
12.08.12Hatonduhan336.2621,14026,63225,955Buntu Bayu921178
12.08.13Dolok Panribuan148.6217,94722,01821,798Tiga Dolok1521173
12.08.06Jorlong Hataran93.7015,31619,15417,660Tiga Balata8 (a)21172
12.08.04Panei77.9621,42528,32626,425Panei17 (a)21161
12.08.05Panombean Panei73.7419,19324,99323,835Pematang Panombean1121165
12.08.29Raya261.5630,87630,15030,797Pematan Raya17 (c)21160
12.08.32Dolog Masagal105.77(d)13,40613,301Bah Bolon1021164
12.08.26Dolok Silau302.6613,71617,69617,592Saran Padang1421168
12.08.27Silau Kahean228.7417,00019,47719,424Negeri Dolok1621157
12.08.07Raya Kahean204.8917,39821,58319,918Sindar Raya14 (a)21156
12.08.28Tapian Dolok119.8938,03445,03244,054Sinaksak11 (a)21154
12.08.17Dolok Batu Nanggar106.9139,36445,65944,477Serbelawan16 (e)21155
12.08.01Siantar (f)73.9962,91673,53668,037Dolok Marlawan1721151
12.08.02Gunung Malela96.7432,67641,18939,261Dolok Malela1621175
12.08.03Gunung Maligas51.3926,17333,73434,640Silau Bayu921176
12.08.18Huta Bayu Raja191.4329,13535,42634,302Hutabayu16 (a)21182
12.08.19Jawa Maraja Bah Jambi38.9719,95122,89221,960Jawa Maraja821153
12.08.21Pematang Bandar88.1631,32438,68836,986Pematang Bandar13 (g)21186
12.08.22Bandar Huluan107.3325,73829,48428,749Naga Jaya I1021184
12.08.23Bandar100.6963,58479,00677,469Perdagangan16 (h)21162
- 21184
12.08.24Bandar Masilam91.2224,31630,01528,615Bandar Masilam1021185
12.08.08Bosar Maligas285.4338,97043,35540,273Bosar Maligas17 (a)21183
12.08.30Ujung Padang228.4940,52244,80342,310Ujung Padang20 (a)21187
Totals4,372.50817,720990,246955,620Raya413

Notes: * not to be confused with Tigaraja in Girsang Sipangan Bolon District; in fact the administration of Pematang Silimakuta District would appear to be in Silimakuta Barat desa.
(a) including one kelurahan. (b) comprises 3 kelurahan (Girsang, Parapat and Tigaraja) and 3 desa.
(c) comprises 5 kelurahan (Baringin Raya, Dalig Raya, Merek Raya, Pematang Raya and Sondi Raya) and 12 desa.
(d) The 2010 population of the new Dolog Masagal District is included in the figure for Raya District, from which it was cut out in 2017.
(e) includes 2 kelurahan - Aman Sari and Serbelawan. (f) eastern suburbs of Pematangsiantar City.
(g) includes 2 kelurahan - Kerasaan I and Pematang Bandar. (h) includes 2 kelurahan - Perdagangan I and Perdagangan III. The urban area of Bandar comprises the four kecamatan (districts) of Pematang Bandar, Bandar Huluan, Bandar and Bandar Masilam, with a combined area of 387.4 km2 and a population in mid 2025 of 171,819.

Six southern districts border directly on the north coast of Lake Toba; from west to east, these are Pematang Silimakuta, Silimakuta, Haranggaol Horison, Dolok Pardamean, Pematang Sidamanik, and Girsang Sipangan Bolon.

Culture

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Dayang Bandir and Sandean Raja is a folk story from Simalungun.

Tourism

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White Crater

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Local people mention it as Bukit Kapur Tinggi Raja, but some people have also called it "Kawah Putih" (White Crater), the same name as Kawah Putih in West Java. The crater is located in Dolok Tinggi Raja Village, 90 kilometres from Medan or 3 to 4 hours drive by motorcycle on the route Medan-Lubuk Pakam-Galang-Bangun Purba-Dolok Tinggi Raja.[4]

Parapat

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Parapat is a small town located on the shore of Lake Toba. This place is known for tourism, and ferry services to Samosir Island are also available.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Simalungun Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1209)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ Reza Fahlevi. "Tidak Hanya Bandung, Kawah Putih Juga Ada di Simalungun". Retrieved September 14, 2014.

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