Langkat Regency

This article is about the modern region. For the former sultanate, see Sultanate of Langkat.

Langkat Regency Kabupaten Langkat
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	لڠكت
Panorama of Bukit Lawang
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 3°46′N 98°13′E
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Stabat
Government
• Regent	Syah Afandin
• Vice Regent	Tiorita Surbakti
• 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 2025 estimate)
• Total	1,089,969
• Density	173.471/km2 (449.288/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.langkatkab.go.id

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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 and 1,030,202 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 1,089,969 (comprising 550,151 males and 539,818 females). Its population is roughly equivalent to that of Djibouti.

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.