Central Tapanuli Regency

Central Tapanuli Regency Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah
Regency
Seal
Motto(s):  Sahata Saoloan Agree
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Pandan
Government
• Regent	Dr. Elfin Elyas Nainggolan (2022 - 2024) ; Bakhtiar Ahmad Sibarani (2017 - 2022)
• Vice Regent	Darwin Sitompul (2017 -2022)
• Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives	Khairul Kiyedi Pasaribu (Nasdem) (Acting)
• Vice Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives	Agus Fitriadi Panggabean (Golkar) (Acting)
Area
• Total	2,194.98 km2 (847.49 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	386,895
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.tapteng.go.id

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^[2] and 365,177 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 386,895 (comprising 195,086 males and 191,809 females).^[1] The regency surrounds the landward side of the city of Sibolga, which is administratively separate from the regency.