| Official Name: | Pakpak Bharat Regency |
| Native Name: | (Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat) |
| Native Name Lang: | id |
| Type: | Regency |
| Motto: | Bage Ate Rejekki Bage Tennah Sodip ("Of the heart, a provision. Of the prayer, a message.") Njuah njuah ("Greeting!") |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Sumatra |
| Seat Type: | Regency seat |
| Seat: | Salak |
| Leader Title: | Regent |
| Leader Name: | Asren Nasution (Acting) |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives |
| Leader Name1: | Sonni P Berutu (Partai Demokrat) |
| Leader Title2: | Vice Chairmen of Regency's Council of Representatives |
| Leader Name2: | Elson Angkat (Golkar) and Mansehat Manik (Gerindra) |
| Area Total Km2: | 1365.6 |
| Population As Of: | mid 2023 estimate |
| Population Total: | 55172 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Religion |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Christianism 57,54% –Protestantism 53,45% –Catholicism 4,09% Islam 42,46% |
| Timezone1: | WIB |
| Utc Offset1: | +7 |
Pakpak Bharat Regency is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It was created on 25 February 2003 from the southern districts of Dairi Regency. The regency covers an area of 1,365.6 square kilometres and it had a population of 40,481 at the 2010 census[3] and 52,351 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 55,172 - comprising 27,890 males and 27,282 females.[5] Its seat is the town of Salak. It is the least populated regency in North Sumatra; its population is roughly the same as Greenland, the island with the lowest population density in the world.
The regency is divided administratively into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their reas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census,[7] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[8] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) in each district and its post code.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.15.03 | 237.58 | 7,216 | 10,057 | 10,837 | Salak | 6 | 22272 | ||
| 12.15.01 | 381.67 | 9,365 | 11,486 | 11,926 | Sibande | 10 | 22275 | ||
| 12.15.06 | 299.41 | 1,211 | 1,476 | 1,530 | Pagindar | 4 | 22270 | ||
| 12.15.04 | 88.25 | 3,376 | 4,321 | 4,543 | Ulu Merah | 5 | 22276 | ||
| 12.15.05 | Pergetteng-Getteng Sengkut | 65.70 | 3,740 | 4,751 | 4,984 | Kecupak | 5 | 22273 | |
| 12.15.02 | 139.26 | 8,115 | 10,078 | 10,502 | Sukarame | 10 | 22271 | ||
| 12.15.07 | 58.42 | 3,639 | 4,827 | 5,127 | Tinada | 6 | 22277 | ||
| 12.15.08 | 95.11 | 3,843 | 5,355 | 5,723 | Jambu Rea | 6 | 22274 | ||
| Totals | 1,365.60 | 40,505 | 52,351 | 55,172 | Salak | 52 |
The indigenous peoples that inhabit Pakpak Bharat Regency in general are the Pakpak people. Besides Pakpak, other Batak ethnicities include Toba and Karo; there are also other ethnic groups such as Malay and Nias and so on.
Most of the territory of Pakpak Bharat Regency is the ulayat land of the Pakpak people Suak Simsim, so the majority of Pakpak clan in Pakpak Bharat Regency are from Suak Simsim. However, there are also other Pakpak clans from the other four phylums.
The Pakpak clans inhabiting Pakpak Bharat Regency include:
The number of houses of worship by type of places of worship in 2016 in Pakpak Bharat Regency is as follows:
In Pakpak Bharat Regency, Christianity is the religion with the majority of the population, followed by adherents of the Islam religion which also has a large population. There are a total of 189 places of worship (111 churches (98 Protestant and 13 Catholic)), and 78 mosques.
residents of Pakpak Bharat Regency who are Protestant Christians are members of the Church GKPPD.