North Labuhanbatu Regency

North Labuhanbatu Regency (Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Utara, alternatively Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Utara) is a regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia, created on 21 July 2008 (in accordance with Law No. 23 of 24 June 2008) by being carved out of the north-western districts of the existing Labuhanbatu Regency, which until 2008 covered an area of 9,703 square kilometres and had a population of 840,382 according to the 2000 census. 60.99% of the regency is forested. The new North Labuhanbatu Regency covers 3,545.8 square kilometres and had a population of 331,660 at the 2010 Census, rising to 381,994 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 401,863 (comprising 203,705 males and 198,158 females). The Kualuh River is located in this regency. The administrative centre of the regency is at the town of Aek Kanopan.

Administrative districts
The regency is divided administratively into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 82 rural desa and 8 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Note: (a) including the kelurahan of Aek Kota Batu. (b) including the kelurahan of Marbau. (c) including the kelurahan of Bandar Durian. (d) including the kelurahan of Gunting Saga. (e) including the kelurahan of Kampung Mesjid. (f) including the two kelurahan of Aek Kanopan and Aek Kanopan Timur. (g) including the kelurahan of Tanjung Leidong.