Mandailing Natal Regency

Mandailing Natal Regency
Kabupaten Mandailing Natal
Madina
Coat of arms of Mandailing Natal Regency
Motto(s): 
Madina yang Madani
("A Civilized Regency")
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatPanyabungan
Government
 • RegentSaipullah Nasution
 • Vice RegentAtika Azmi Utammi
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesErwin Efendi Lubis (Gerindra)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesHarminsyah Batubara (Partai Demokrat) and Erwin Efendi Nasution (Golkar)
Area
 • Total
6,620.7 km2 (2,556.3 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)
 • Total
513,536
 • Density77.565/km2 (200.89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.madina.go.id

Mandailing Natal, a.k.a. Madina, is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 6,620.70 square kilometres and it had a population of 403,894 people at the 2010 census and 472,886 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 513,536. The capital lies at Panyabungan. The Regency was formerly a part of South Tapanuli Regency until it was created as a separate regency on 23 November 1998. It is the southernmost regency in North Sumatra, and the largest regency by land area in the province, with Langkat Regency second to it.