Mandailing Natal Regency

Mandailing Natal Regency
(Kabupaten Mandailing Natal)
Regency
Coat of arms of Mandailing Natal Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Madina yang Madani
("A Civilized Regency")
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatPanyabungan
Government
 • RegentDahlan Hasan Nasution
 • Vice RegentMuhammad Jafar Sukhairi Nasution
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesErwin Efendi Lubis (Gerindra)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesHarminsyah Batubara (Partai Demokrat) and Erwin Efendi Nasution (Golkar)
Area
 • Total
6,620.7 km2 (2,556.3 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
496,975
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.madina.go.id

Mandailing Natal, a.k.a. Madina, is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 6,620.70 square kilometres and it had a population of 403,894 people at the 2010 census[2] and 472,886 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 496,975 (comprising 247,811 males and 249,164 females).[1] The capital lies at Panyabungan. The Regency was formerly a part of South Tapanuli Regency until it was created as a separate regency on 23 November 1998. It is the southernmost regency in North Sumatra, and the largest regency by land area in the province, with Langkat Regency second to it.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Mandailing Natal Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1213)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.