Mardingding subdistrict
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Mardingding is an isolated subdistrict of Karo Regency
Karo Regency
Karo Regency is a regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It is situated in the Bukit Barisan mountains. In 2000, the regency covered an area of 2,127.25 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census it had a population of 279,470. 60.99% of the regency is forested. Its regency seat is...

 in North Sumatra. It lies 95 kilometres by broken road from Kabanjahe
Kabanjahe
Kabanjahe is a town approximately 2 hours from Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Kabanjahe is to the south of Berastagi. Kabanjahe is the capital of Karo Regency. Frequent buses connect the two towns and a journey takes about 30 minutes....

, the administrative centre of the Regency. The condition of the roads are so poor that some residents have planted bananas and cassava in the roads.

It is not to be confused with Lake Mardingding, or Mardinding village, in Tiganderket subdistrict.

Mardinding subdistrict borders Babul Makmur, Southeast Aceh Regency
Southeast Aceh Regency
Southeast Aceh Regency is a regency in the Aceh province of Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 4,231.41 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 105,653 people. The seat of the regency government is at Kutacane.In 1969, the Southeast Aceh Regency was separated...

 to the west, Langkat Regency
Langkat Regency
Langkat Regency is the northernmost regency in eastern shore of North Sumatra. Its seat is Stabat. Its area is 6,272 km² and population was 892,533 in the 2000 national Census, and official intercensal estimate in 2007 of 1,027,414 people....

 to the north, and Tigabinanga subdistrict to the east.

There are twelve desa within Mardingding subdistrict:
  • Lau Soulu, pop. 1,634 (2007)
  • Kuta Pengkih, pop. 1,258
  • Rimo Bunga, pop. 266
  • Lau Mulgap, pop. 1,290
  • Tanjung Pamah, pop. 610
  • Mardingding (capital), pop 4,822 (inclusive of Lau Gurut and Bukit Makmur)
  • Lau Kusumpat, pop. 1,195
  • Bandar Purba, pop. 1,181
  • Lau Pengulu, pop. 873
  • Lau Pakam, pop. 2,764
  • Lau Garut, pop. see Mardingding
  • Bukit Makmur, pop. see Mardingding


Lau Pakam is on the border with Aceh, and lies 40km from Kutacane
Kutacane
Kutacane is a town in Aceh province of Indonesia and it is the seat of Southeast Aceh Regency. Kutacane is known as the main gate to the Gunung Leuser National Park....

.

The total population in 2007 was 15,893, with a population density of 59.5 people/square kilometre, living in 4,583 homes (3.47/dwelling). 100% of the population were Indonesian citizens.
Religious affilitations: 3,849 Muslims, 3,729 Catholics, 7,873 Protestants, 137 Hindus or Buddhists, 305 others. There are 8 mosques, 3 musholla
Musholla
In Indonesia, a musala is an Islamic prayer room found in shopping malls, airports, offices and other sites, as well as standalone buildings....

s, 69 churches and 1 temple.

94% of primary school age children were attending school, and 89% of high school age children. 73% of the population work in agriculture. The major crop was maize, with 14,671 hectares cultivated, and also rice, with 3,097 hectares wet rice and 585 hectares dry rice cultivated. In addition, 2,354 hectares of candlenut
Candlenut
Aleurites moluccana, the Candlenut, is a flowering tree in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, also known as Candleberry, Indian walnut, Kemiri, Varnish tree, Nuez de la India, Buah keras or Kukui nut tree....

, and 635 hectares of cocoa were cultivated. Only a few, cottage, industries operate in Mardingding.

There are 19 junior schools, 3 middle schools, and 0 high schools in Mardingding subdstrict.

It is situated 280 metres above sea level and has an area of 267.11 square kilometres.
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