North Tapanuli Regency (Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara)
Regency
Welcome gate to North Tapanuli Regency inSiborongborong
Seal
Motto(s):  Tano Batak ("Land ofBatak")
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Tarutung
Government
• Regent	Nikson Nababan
• Vice Regent	Sarlandy Hutabarat
• Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives	Poltak Pakpahan (PDI-P)
• Vice Chairpeople of Regency's Council of Representatives	Fatimah Hutabarat (Nasdem) and Reguel Simanjuntak (Golkar)
Area
• Total	3,793.71 km2 (1,464.76 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	323,102
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.taputkab.go.id

North Tapanuli Regency (Tapanuli Utara - in Indonesian, "Utara" means "North") is a landlocked regency inNorth Sumatra province,Sumatra,Indonesia. Its capital isTarutung. The regency covers an area of 3,793.71 square kilometers and it had a population of 278,897 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 312,758 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 323,102.^[1]

The regency is divided into fifteendistricts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2022.^[4] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 241 ruraldesa and 11 urbankelurahan), and its postcode.

Note: (a) including 7 of the urbankelurahan of the district's 11kelurahan. (b) except for the twodesa of Jambur Nauli and Sihujur, which have the postcode of 22452.
(c) Muara District is a northern near-exclave of the regency, mainly situated on the southern shore ofLake Toba and connected to Siborongborong District by a narrow strip of land.
It includes the island ofPulau Sibandang (12 km² in area, with 2,357 inhabitants in 2020), which is situated in the lake.

Soda Pond, orAek Rara / Air Soda is located at the bottom of Parbubu I Hill village. The pond's natural spring water generates bubbles and a soda aroma can be smelled. It is safe for swimming, but the use of goggles is recommended. The locals regularly use the water from the pond to water nearby rice paddy fields.^[5]

2°00′10″N99°04′15″E / 2.0028°N 99.0707°E /2.0028; 99.0707

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