Tapanuli Tengah (Indonesia)

Central Tapanuli Regency (Tapanuli Tengah in Indonesia) is a regency in North Sumatra province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The seat of the regency government is at Pandan. The regency covers an area of 2,194.98 km2 and consists of a long extent of land along the western coast of North Sumatra, together with offshore islands of which the largest is Mursala Island; it had a population of 311,232 at the 2010 census and 365,177 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 394,910 (comprising 199,203 males and 195,707 females). The regency surrounds the landward side of the city of Sibolga, which is administratively separate from the regency.