Karo Regency

 ( Batak Karo ) 

Karo Regency is a landlocked regency of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, situated in the Barisan Mountains. The regency, which was established on 7 November 1956, covers an area of and according to the 2010 census it had a population of 350,479,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. increasing to 404,998 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 420,799, comprising 208,600 males and 212,200 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Karo Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1206) 60.99% of the regency is forested. Its regency seat is the town of Kabanjahe. The Batak Karo language is spoken in the regency, as well as the Indonesian language. It borders Southeast Aceh Regency in Aceh to the west, Deli Serdang Regency and Langkat Regency to the north, Dairi Regency and Toba Samosir Regency to the south, and Deli Serdang Regency and Simalungun Regency to the east.

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Economy The GDP per capita of Karo Regency in 2005 was 11.65 million rupiah, approximately US$1,200. 74% of the population works in agriculture, which comprises 60% of the regional GDP. The second-largest sector is government, which comprises 11% of the regional GDP.

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Administrative divisions The regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts ( kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Karo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1206) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 259 rural desa and 10 urban kelurahan), and its post codes.

22165
22164
22162
22163
22161
22155
22154
22156
22150
22151
22153
22111 - 22115
22152
22170
22171
22173
22172

Notes: (a) including one kelurahan (Tigabinanga town).
(b) comprising 5 kelurahan (Gung Leto, Gung Negeri, Kampung Dalam, Lau Cimba and Padang Mas) and 8 desa.
(c) comprising 4 kelurahan (Gundaling I, Gundaling Ii, Tambak Lau Mulgap I and Tambak Lau Mulgap Ii) and 6 desa.

Note that four of these districts (indicated by "*" above) constitute a part of the Medan metropolitan area.

Categories: Batak Karo, Regencies Of North Sumatra, Singkil Basin, Wampu Basin

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