Karo Regency is a regency of North Sumatra

North Sumatra

North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia on the Sumatra island. Its capital is Medan. It is the most populous Indonesian province outside of Java. It is slightly larger than Sri Lanka in area.- Geography and population :...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. 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 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 Batak Karo language

Batak Karo language

Batak Karo, referred to in Indonesia simply as Bahasa Karo , is an Austronesian language that is spoken by the Karo people of Indonesia. It is used by around 600,000 people in North Sumatra...

 is spoken in the regency, as well as Indonesian

Indonesian language

Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....

 language. It borders 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...

 in Aceh Province to the west, Deli Serdang Regency and 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, Dairi Regency

Dairi Regency

Dairi Regency is a regency on the northwest shore of Lake Toba in North Sumatra. In 2000, the regency covered an area of square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 271,983 people. Its seat is Sidikalang. Just immediately south is Samosir Regency and Pakpak Bharat...

 and Toba Samosir Regency

Toba Samosir Regency

Toba Samosir Regency is a regency in North Sumatra. Its seat is Balige. The regency covers an area of 3124.40 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census it had a population of 304,015 .-Orchid Paradise:...

 to the south, and Deli Serdang And Simalungun Regency to the east.

Economy

The GDP per capita of Karo Regency in 2005 was 11.65 million rupiah, approximately US$1,200. 74% of the population work in agriculture, which comprises 60% of regional GDP. The second-largest sector is government, which comprises 11% of the regional GDP.

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into subdistricts

Subdistricts of Indonesia

In Indonesia, a kecamatan or district is a subdivision of a regency or of a city . A district is itself divided into kelurahan or administrative villages....

 (kecamatan):

• Barusjahe
  Barusjahe
  Barusjahe is a subdistrict and village of Karo Regency.It is a major production centre for growing oranges, and for cut flowers.It is located in the east of Karo regency, bordering Merek subdistrict to the south, Simalungun Regency to the southeast, and Deli Serdang Regency to the north east. To...
  
  
• Berastagi
  Berastagi
  Berastagi is a town and subdistrict of Karo Regency situated on crossroads on the main route linking the Karo highlands of Northern Sumatra to the coastal city of Medan...
  
  
• Dolat Rakyat
• Juhar
• 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....
  
  
• Kuta Buluh
• Laubaleng
• Mardingding
  Mardingding subdistrict
  Mardingding is an isolated subdistrict of Karo Regency in North Sumatra. It lies 95 kilometres by broken road from Kabanjahe, the administrative centre of the Regency...
  
  
• Merdeka
  Merdeka, Karo Regency
  Merdeka is a subdistrict of Karo Regency in North Sumatra.There are nine desa within Merdeka subdistrict:. Population listed as of 2007:* Merdeka , 1,820* Gongsol, 1,715* Cinta Rayat, 2,592* Sada Perarih, 1,217* Jaranguda, 2,230* Semangat, 935...
  
  
• Merek
• Munte
  Munte
  - Belgium :* Munte is part of the Belgian municipality of Merelbeke- Indonesia :* Munte is an Indonesian subdistrict of the regency of Karo - Netherlands :* Munte is a Dutch river located in the province of Groningen...
  
  
• Naman Teran
  Naman Teran
  Naman Teran is a subdistrict of Karo Regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia.It borders Deli Serdang Regency to the north, Langkat Regency to the northwest, Tiganderket subdistrict to the west and southwest, Payung to the south, Simpang Empat to the southeast, and Merdeka to the east...
  
  
• Payung
• Simpang Empat
  Simpang Empat, Karo Regency
  Simpang Empat is a subdistrict of Karo Regency in North Sumatra.It borders Kabanjahe and Berastagi subdistricts to the east, Payung to the west, Naman Teran and Merdeka to the north and Kabanjahe subdistrict to the south....
  
  
• Tiga Binanga
• Tiga Panah
• Tiganderket