Dairi Regency

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 and 308,764 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 324,747 - comprising 162,928 males and 161,819 females. Its administrative seat is at the town of Sidikalang.

Dairi Regency
Regency
Regent's office of Dairi Regency
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatSidikalang
Government
  RegentEddy Keleng Ate Berutu
  Vice RegentJimmy Andrea Lukita Sihombing
  Chairman of Council of RepresentativesSabam Sibarani (Golkar)
  Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesAlvensius Tondang (PDI-P) and Wanseptember Situmorang (Partai Demokrat)
Area
  Total1,927.80 km2 (744.33 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total324,747
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.dairikab.go.id
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