North Sumatra - Definition and Overview

Map of North Sumatra province within Indonesia

Sumatera Utara or North Sumatra is one of the provinces of Indonesia. Its capital is Medan.

Geographic and Demographic

North Sumatra, as its name implies, is located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. To the northwest it borders Aceh province. To the southeast it borders Riau and West Sumatra province. To the northeast is the Straits of Malacca. To the southwest is the Indian Ocean.

North Sumatra has a population of more than 11 million, and has an area of 70787 km².

Government

List of districts of kabupaten in North Sumatera with their respective capitals:

• Kabupaten Karo, Kabanjahe
• Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, Tarutung split in 1999 into Tapanuli Utara and Toba Samosir Balige
• Toba Samosir Balige split in 2004 into Toba Samosir and Samosir Pangururan
• Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Lubukpakam
• Kabupaten Asahan, Kisaran
• Kabupaten Simalungun, Pematang Siantar
• Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan, Padang Sidempuan
• Kabupaten Madina, Dalan Lidang
• Kabupaten Dairi, Sidikalang
• Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah, Pandan
• Kabupaten Nias, Gunung Sitoli
• Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan
• Kabupaten Pakphak Bharat
• Kabupaten Nias Selatan
• Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai

List of cities in North Sumatera that have status of second level district (daerah tingkat dua):

• Medan
• Pematang Siantar
• Binjai
• Tebing Tinggi
• Sibolga
• Langkat
• Tanjung Balai

Tourism

North Sumatera has several tourism features:

• Bahorok (Bukit Lawang), Orangutan rebahilitation center.
• Lake Toba, an unique Lake with Samosir island in it.
• Berastagi tourist resort
• The Island of Nias
• Maimum Palace in Medan

External Links

• North Sumatra Government (http://www.pempropsu.go.id)

Provinces of Indonesia
Sumatra (Sumatera): DI Aceh | North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) | West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) | Bengkulu | Riau | Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) | Jambi | South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) | Lampung | Bangka-Belitung
Java (Jawa): DKI Jaya | West Java (Jawa Barat) | Banten | Central Java (Jawa Tengah) | DI Yogyakarta | East Java (Jawa Timur)
Kalimantan: West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) | Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) | South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) | East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur)
The Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara): Bali | West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) | East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
Sulawesi: West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) | North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) | Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) | South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) | South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) | Gorontalo
The Maluku Islands and New Guinea (Irian): Maluku | North Maluku (Maluku Utara) | West Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat) | Papua