Kisaran

This article is about Kisaran City. For Asahan Regency, see Asahan Regency.
Kisaran
كيسارن
Capital of Regency
Nickname: 
Kota Kerang (Scallops City)
Kisaran is located in Sumatra
Kisaran
Kisaran
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Kisaran is located in Indonesia
Kisaran
Kisaran
Kisaran (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°59′00″N 99°36′45″E / 2.98333°N 99.61250°E / 2.98333; 99.61250
Country Indonesia
Province North Sumatra
Regency Asahan
Area
 • Total
62.97 km2 (24.31 sq mi)
Elevation
9 - 25 m (295 - 82 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
147,639
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62)23
Vehicle registrationBK
WebsiteAsahan Official Site

Kisaran is a large town in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia. Kisaran is the administrative capital of Asahan Regency. Kisaran does not now have the status of an independent city, but is composed of two administrative districts (kecamatan) - West Kisaran District and East Kisaran District. Kisaran is situated on the Trans-Sumatra Highway, and is also located in the path of trains in northern Sumatra.

The previous status of Kisaran was an administrative city, independent of the regency, which was then abolished and divided into two districts within the regency in 2003 because it did not meet the increasing requirements of the autonomous region.

Government

Kisaran has an area of 62.98 km2 , and is divided into two districts (East Kisaran, or Kisaran Timur, and West Kisaran, or Kisaran Barat). These are in turn divided into 25 Urban Villages (kelurahan), listed below with their populations at the 2020 Census:[2]

Urban Villages (kecamatan) of Kisaran City
No Village
(kelurahan) 		District
(kecamatan) 		Pop'n
2020
Census[3]
1 Kisaran Naga East Kisaran 6,471
2 Kisaran Timur East Kisaran 3,142
3 Sentang East Kisaran 10,069
4 Kedai Ledang East Kisaran 5,220
5 Teladan East Kisaran 5,956
6 Mutiara East Kisaran 9,752
7 Siumbut Umbut East Kisaran 7,823
8 Siumbut Baru East Kisaran 6,668
9 Gambir Baru East Kisaran 5,889
10 Karang Anyer East Kisaran 4,247
11 Lestari East Kisaran 8,606
12 Selawan East Kisaran 7,466
13 Bunut West Kisaran 2,744
14 Bunut Barat West Kisaran 6,359
15 Sidodadi West Kisaran 3,331
16 Sidomukti West Kisaran 6,258
17 Mekar Baru West Kisaran 3,516
18 Tebing Kisaran West Kisaran 4,085
19 Kisaran Baru West Kisaran 5,532
20 Kisaran Kota West Kisaran 2,949
21 Sei Renggas West Kisaran 6,310
22 Dadimulyo West Kisaran 4,672
23 Tegal Sari West Kisaran 3,382
24 Sendang Sari West Kisaran 5,631
25 Kisaran Barat West Kisaran 3,659

Demographics

Religion

Based on data from BPS in 2017, 82.42 percent of the population of Kisaran embraced Islam. The rest are Protestants, Buddhists, Catholics, Hindus and a small number of Confucians.

Religion in Kisaran[4][5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 82.42%
Protestantism
 
 11.55%
Buddhism
 
 4.35%
Catholicism
 
 1.58%
Hinduism
 
 0.09%
Confucianism
 
 0.01%

Ethnic

BPS data of 2017 noted that the plurality of the population in Kisaran is Javanese (38.01%), followed by Malay (25.69%), Batak 23.88%, Chinese 7.27%, and other ethnic groups (5.15%).[6][7]

Ethnic in Kisaran
Ethnic Percent
Javanese
 
 38.01%
Malay
 
 25.69%
Batak
 
 23.88%
Chinese
 
 7.27%
Other
 
 5.15%

Transportation

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Asahan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1209)
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kecamatan Kisaran Barat Dalam Angka 2017"
  5. ^ "Kecamatan Kisaran Timur Dalam Angka 2017"
  6. ^ ""Kecamatan Kisaran Barat Dalam Angka 2017"" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  7. ^ ""Kecamatan Kisaran Timur Dalam Angka 2017"" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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