79.2% of the population in South Tapanuli Regency is Muslim.
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The Muslim population in South Tapanuli Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 255,340. Compared to the previous year, the number of Muslims in the regency/city increased by 5,035.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Muslims in this regency/city reached 79.2 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 322,380.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in North Sumatra, the proportion of Muslims in South Tapanuli Regency ranks 14th.
Below is the population of North Sumatra by religion in 2023:
- Islam 255,339 (79.21%)
- Protestant 60,422 (18.74%)
- Catholic 4,219 (1.31%)
- Buddhist 6 (0.0%)
- Hindu 0 (0.0%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 0 (0.0%)
- Confucian 0 (0.0%)
Other regencies/cities in North Sumatra with the largest Muslim populations are: Medan City 1,764,738, Deli Serdang Regency 1,596,546, Langkat Regency 1,013,445, Asahan Regency 713,024, Simalungun Regency 584,987, Serdang Bedagai Regency 582,369, Mandailing Natal Regency 475,115, Labuhan Batu Regency 426,629, Batu Bara Regency 410,553, and North Labuhan Batu Regency 330,029.
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