Result of populatin cencus in Karo regency in 2000 of 283.713 people. In mid 2009 of 370.619. Number of male at Karo regency is less than female. By 2009 total
the population whose male sex are 182.497 people, while female 188.122 people, and sex ratio of population at Karo Regency is 97.01 percent.
Karo regency have fivteen of district, they are : Barus Jahe, Berastagi, Dolat Rakyat, Juhar, Kabanjahe, Kuta Buluh, Laubaleng, Mardingding, Merdeka, Munthe,
Naman, Payung, Simpang 4, Tiga Binanga, Tiga Panah, and Tiganderket. Karo regency have 269 villages.
3.2 The Characteristic of Karo People
In Karo society familial rel;ationship is very important. This relationship can be seen from the family name or “merga in Karo language” that used by someone.
Marga is principal characteristic of Karo people. Merga obtained from the father.
Family name Merga is referred to men, while for woman called Beru. Merga or
Beru is strapped in the back someone’s name. In Karo Society, Merga consists of five
groups family names or they call with “Merga Silima”, which means merga of five. The namely “Karo~karo, Ginting, Tarigan, Sembiring and Perangin~angin”. This
is a distribution of Merga Silima in Karo society.
1. Marga Karo~karo
1. Karo~karo sinulingga at lingga, Bintang Meriah, and Gunung Merlawan. 2. Karo~karo surbakti at surbakti and Gajah.
3. Karo~karo Gurusinga at Gurusingaand Rajaberneh. 4. Karo~karo Barus at Barus Jahe, Pitu Kuta.
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5. Karo~karo Kacaribu at Kutagerat and Kerapat. 6. Karo~karo Sinuhaji at Ajisiempat.
7. Karo~karo Purba at Kabanjahe, Berastagi, and Lau CihDeli Hulu. 8. Karo~karo Sitepu at Naman and Sukanalu.
9. Karo~karo Kemit at Kuta Bale. 10. Karo~karo Sekali at Seberaya.
11. Karo~karo Samura at Samura. 12. Karo~karo Bukit at Bukit and Buluh Anwar.
13. Karo~karo Sinuraya at Bunuraya, Singgamanik, and Kandibata. 14. Karo~karo Kaban at Pernantin, Kabantua, Bintang Meriah, Buluh Naman, and
L.Lingga. 15. Karo~karo Jung at Kutanangka, Kalang, Perbesi, and Batukarang.
16. Karo~karo Sinukaban at Bulanjulu and Bulanjahe. 17. Karo~karo Sinukaban at Kaban and Sumbul.
18. Karo~karo Ketaren at Raya, Ketaren Sibolangit, and Pertampilen.
2.Merga Ginting
1. Ginting Munte at Kuta Bangun, Aji Nembah, Kubu, Dokan, Tanggung Munte, Rajatengah, and Bulan Jahe.
2. Ginting Babot at Gurubenua, Munte, and Kutagerat. 3. Ginting Sugihen at Sugihen, Juhar, and Kutagunung.
4. Ginting Gurupatih di Buluh Naman, Sarimunte, Naga, and Lau Kapur. 5. Ginting Ajartambun at Rajamerahe.
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6. Ginting Capah at Bukit and Kalang. 7. Ginting Beras at Laupetundal.
8. Ginting Garamata at Simarmata Raja Tengah, Tengging. 9. Ginting Jadibata at Juhar.
9. Ginting Suka Ajartambun at Rajamerahe. 10. Ginting Manik at Tengging and Lingga.
11. Ginting Sinusingai at Singa. 12. Ginting Seragih at Lingga Julu.
13. Ginting Jawak at Cingkes. 14. Ginting Tumangger at Kidupen and Kemkem.
15. Ginting Pase.
3.Merga Tarigan
1. Tarigan Sibero at Juhar, Kutaraja, Keriahen, Munte, Tanjung Beringin, Selakar,and Lingga.
2. TariganTambak at Kebayaken and Sukanalu. 3. Tariga Silangit at Gunung Meriah.
4. Tarign Tuan at Pergendangen, Talimbaru. 5. Tarigan Tegur at Suka.
6. Tarigan Gersang at Nagasaribu and Berastepu. 7. Tarigan Gerneng at Cingkes Simalungun.
8. Tarigan Gana-gana at Batukarang. 9. Tarigan jampang at pergendangen.
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10. Tarigan Tambun at Rakutbesi, Binangara, Sinaman dll. 11. Tarigan Bondong at Lingga.
12. Tarigan pecan branch of tambak at Sukanalu 14. Tarigan purba at purba Simalungun
4. Merga Sembiring
