Langkat Regency

Langkat Regency لڠكت
Regency
The Langkat regent's office
Coat of arms
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Stabat
Government
• Acting Regent	Syah Afandin
• Chairman of Regency's Council of Representatives	Surialam (Golkar)
• Vice Chairmen of Regency's Council of Representatives	Donny Setha (Gerindra), Ralin Sinulingga (PDI-P) and Antoni Ginting (National Mandate Party)
Area
• Total	6,283.29 km2 (2,425.99 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	1,066,711
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.langkatkab.go.id

Langkat Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Langkat) is the northernmost regency of North Sumatra Province in Indonesia. Its administrative centre is the town of Stabat. It has a land area of 6,263.29 km² and its population was 967,535 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 1,030,202 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,066,711 - comprising 538,822 males and 527,889 females.^[1]

Immediately to the south is Karo Regency, to the east is Deli Serdang Regency (which surrounds the city of Medan) and the city of Binjai (formerly part of Langkat Regency), to the northeast lies the Strait of Malacca and to the west lies Aceh Province.