Dairi Regency | |
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.jpg) Regent's office of Dairi Regency | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Regency seat | Sidikalang |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Eddy Keleng Ate Berutu |
| • Vice Regent | Jimmy Andrea Lukita Sihombing |
| • Chairman of Council of Representatives | Sabam Sibarani (Golkar) |
| • Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives | Alvensius Tondang (PDI-P) and Wanseptember Situmorang (Partai Demokrat) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,927.8 km2 (744.3 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 324,747 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Website | www |
Dairi Regency is an inland regency on the western shore of Lake Toba in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 23 September 1964 from what were previously the north-western districts of North Tapanuli Regency; however the southern districts of this new regency were in turn split off on 25 February 2003 to form the new Pakpak Bharat Regency. The reduced regency covers an area of 1,927.80 square kilometres (744.33 sq mi) and it had a population of 269,848 people at the 2010 Census[2] and 308,764 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 324,747 - comprising 162,928 males and 161,819 females.[1] Its administrative seat is at the town of Sidikalang.