Following the creation of the new Batubara Regency (which was carved out of Asahan Regency on 15 June 2007), the regency now covers an area of 3,732.97 square kilometres; it had a population of 668,272 according to the 2010 census[2] and 769,960 in the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 802,563 (comprising 405,617 males and 396,946 females).

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-five Districts (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-2023.

[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 177 rural desa and 27 urban kelurahan - of which 25 are in the town of Kisaran), and its postal code.

Note: (a) including one kelurahan (Aek Loba Pekan).

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