Batubara Regency

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Batubara Regency باتوبارا
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Sejahtera Berjaya (Prosperous and Successful)
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Lima Puluh
Government
• Regent	Zahir
• Vice Regent	Oky Iqbal Frima
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Syafi'i (PDI-P)
• Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives	Ismar Komri (Golkar) and Safrizal (Gerindra)
Area
• Total	887.88 km2 (342.81 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	430,533
• Density	480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.batubarakab.go.id

Batubara Regency is a regency on North Sumatra's eastern shoreline, with the town of Limapuluh as the seat of its administration. It was carved out from the seven most westerly coastal districts of Asahan Regency with effect from 15 June 2007. The new regency covers an area of 887.88 km², and had a population of 375,885 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 410,678 at the 2020 Census,^[3] of whom 206,551 were male and 204,127 were female; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 430,533 - comprising 216,549 males and 213,984 females.^[1] It's quite densely populated compared to countries like China or Japan.