North Tapanuli Regency

North Tapanuli Regency (Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara)
Regency
Welcome gate to North Tapanuli Regency in Siborongborong
Seal
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Tarutung
Government
• Regent	Nikson Nababan
• Vice Regent	Sarlandy Hutabarat
• Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives	Poltak Pakpahan (PDI-P)
• Vice Chairpeople of Regency's Council of Representatives	Fatimah Hutabarat (Nasdem) and Reguel Simanjuntak (Golkar)
Area
• Total	3,793.71 km2 (1,464.76 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	323,102
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.taputkab.go.id

North Tapanuli Regency (Tapanuli Utara - in Indonesian, "utara" means "north") is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Its capital is Tarutung. The regency covers an area of 3,793.71 square kilometres and it had a population of 278,897 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 312,758 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 323,102.^[1]