The regency is divided administratively into sixteen
districts (
kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (231 rural
desa and 13 urban
kelurahan), and its post code: Notes: (a) comprising 6
kelurahan (Balige I, Balige III, Lumban Dolok Haumabange, Napitupulu Bagasan, Pardede Onan and Sangkar Nihuta) and 29
desa. (b) including the
kelurahan of Pasar Laguboti. (c) including the
kelurahan of Parsoburan Tengah. (d) including the
kelurahan of Sigumpar Dangsina. (e) comprising 3
kelurahan (Parparean III, Pasar Porsea and Patane III) and 14
desa. (f) including the
kelurahan of Parsaoran Ajibata. ==Orchid Paradise==