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Batak Karo
The Karo (also known as Karo Batak) people are a people of the ''Tanah Karo'' (Karo lands) in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Karo lands consist of Karo Regency, plus neighboring areas in East Aceh Regency, Langkat Regency, Dairi Regency, Simalungun Regency, and Deli Serdang Regency. In addition, the cities of Binjai and Medan, both bordered by Deli Serdang Regency, contain significant Karo populations, particularly in the Padang Bulan area of Medan. The town of Sibolangit, Deli Serdang Regency in the foothills of the road from Medan to Berastagi is also a significant Karo town. Karoland contains two major volcanoes, Mount Sinabung, which erupted after 400 years of dormancy on 27 August 2010 and Mount Sibayak. Karoland consists of the cooler highlands and the upper and lower lowlands. The Karolands were conquered by the Dutch in 1904. In 1906, roads to the highlands were constructed, ending the isolation of the highland Karo people. The road linked Medan and the low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karo Regency
Karo Regency is a landlocked regency of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, situated in the Barisan Mountains. The regency, which was established on 7 November 1956, covers an area of and according to the 2010 census it had a population of 350,479,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. increasing to 404,998 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 420,799, comprising 208,600 males and 212,200 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Karo Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1206) 60.99% of the regency is forested. Its regency seat is the town of Kabanjahe. The Batak Karo language is spoken in the regency, as well as the Indonesian language, Indonesian language. It borders Southeast Aceh Regency in Aceh to the west, Deli Serdang Regency and Langkat Regency to the north, Dairi Regency and Toba Samosir Regency to the south, and Deli Serdang Regency and Simalungun Regency to the east. Economy The GDP per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakpak People
Pakpak people, known as Batak Pakpak or Batak Dairi, are one of the ethnic groups found mainly in North Sumatra, Indonesia. They are scattered in a few regencies and cities in North Sumatra and Aceh, such as Dairi Regency, Pakpak Bharat Regency, Humbang Hasundutan Regency, and Central Tapanuli Regency of North Sumatra, and also in Aceh Singkil Regency and Subulussalam, Subulussalam City, Aceh. Pakpak people have some communities in other cities across Indonesia. The term "Pakpak" also refers to the culture and language of the Pakpak people. In administrative governance, most of the Pakpak people settled in Dairi Regency, North Sumatra, which later on 28 July 2003 grew into two regencies, namely: * Dairi Regency (capital city Sidikalang) * Pakpak Bharat Regency (capital city Salak, North Sumatra, Salak) The Pakpak people are most likely the descendants of Taiwanese indigenous peoples, Formosan. Pakpak people with the surnames Tendang, Banurea, Boangmanalu, Manik, Beringin, Gajah, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Sibayak
Mount Sibayak () is a stratovolcano overlooking the town of Berastagi in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Although its last eruption was more than a century ago, geothermal activity in the form of steam vents and hot springs remains high on and around the volcano. The vents produce crystalline sulfur, which was mined on a small scale in the past. Seepage of sulfurous gases has also caused acidic discolouration of the small crater lake. Sibayak is a term from the Karo Batak language referring to a founding community. Mount Sibayak is relatively easy to climb and has been a tourist attraction since colonial times. File:Gunung Sibayak 2015-05-24.jpeg, Crater of Gunung Sibayak. Mount Sinabung in the back. File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Grand Hotel Brastagi aan de voet van de vulkaan Sibayak TMnr 60021770.jpg, Mount Sibayak in the 1920s File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De Sibajak raja berampat - de zogenaamde viervorsten - met hun vrouwen Karolanden Noord-Sumatra TMnr 10005425.jpg, The "Siba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Sinabung
Mount Sinabung (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Gunung Sinabung'', Batak Karo language, Karo: ''Deleng Sinabung'') is a Pleistocene-to-Holocene stratovolcano of andesite and dacite in the Karo plateau of Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia, from the Lake Toba, Lake Toba supervolcano. Many old lava flows are on its flanks and the last known eruption, before recent times, occurred 1200 years before present, between 740 - 880 CE. Solfatara, Solfataric activities (cracks where steam, gas, and lava are emitted) were last observed at the summit in 1912; recent documented events include an eruption in the early hours of 29 August 2010 and eruptions in September and November 2013, January, February and October 2014. The volcano has recently claimed the life of at least 23 people in a number of events since 2014. Between 2013 and 2014, the alert for a major event was increased with no significant activity. On 2 June 2015, the alert was again increased, and on 26 June 2015, at least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berastagi
Berastagi (), is a town and district of Karo Regency situated on a crossroads on the main route linking the Karo highlands of Northern Sumatra to the coastal city of Medan. Berastagi town is located around south of Medan and about above sea level. The village rose to significance when Dutch settlers in Sumatra opened a boarding school there in the 1920s. Climate Located in the Barisan Mountains area, the mean annual temperature of the district is . During the day the temperature rises over but at night to early morning it could drop to as low as , it could also reach during the rainy season. The weather can be fair and sunny during the day but may become foggy around dusk to night. Administration Villages The small towns of Barusjahe and Tigapanah are located to the east of Berastagi, while Simpang Empat, is located to the west, Deli Serdang Regency to the north, and Kabanjahe to the south of Berastagi. There are 9 villages, called ''desa'', in the Berastagi d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibolangit
Sibolangit is a district or ''kecamatan'' in the Deli Serdang Regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 19,980 and an area of 179.96 km2; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 21,725.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Sibolangit Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212030. It is the site of the Two Colours Sibolangit Waterfall. On 26 September 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashed into woodlands in Sibolangit killing all 234 people on board. On 16 May 2016, a total of 21 tourists were killed in Sibolangit when a flash flood struck them. 200 personnel were deployed by the Search and Rescue Agency. Villages The 30 villages are listed with their populations as at mid 2023,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Sibolangit Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212030. all sharing the postcode of 20357. * 12.07.03.2001 Bandar Baru (3,423) * 12.07.03.2002 Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binjai
Binjai (English: or , Jawi script, Jawi: ), formally Kota Binjai (Binjai City), is an independent city in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia, bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east and Langkat Regency to the west. Binjai is connected to Medan (the provincial capital), about 22 km to the east, by the Trans-Sumatran Highway, Sumatra highway that goes to Banda Aceh, and effectively forms a part of Greater Medan. The city's population was 181,904 in the 1990 Census, 224,516 in the 2000 Census, 246,154 in the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 291,842 in the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 303,272, comprising 151,627 males and 151,645 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Binjai Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1275) In mid-2023, 49,217 inhabitants lived in the Binjai District of Langkat Regency, outside the city limits but immediately north of the city. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simalungun Regency
Simalungun Regency is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Its seat was formerly at Pematangsiantar, but this city was under Law No.15 of 10 March 1986 was separated from the Regency and made into an independent city (''kota''), although it remains geographically surrounded by the regency, whose new administrative seat is at Raya, while the regency's two most populous districts are Bandar and Siantar. The regency now covers an area of 4,372.5 square kilometres, and at the 2010 census it had a population of 817,720;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. at the 2020 Census this had risen to 990,246, of whom 497,314 were males and 492,932 were females;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,051,845, and is projected to rise to 1,067,499 at mid 2025 - comprising 537,650 males and 529,849 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Simalungun Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1209) Demography The pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairi Regency
Dairi Regency is an inland regency on the western shore of Lake Toba in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 23 September 1964 from what were previously the north-western districts of North Tapanuli Regency; however the southern districts of this new regency were in turn split off on 25 February 2003 to form the new Pakpak Bharat Regency. The reduced regency covers an area of and it had a population of 269,848 people at the 2010 Census and 308,764 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 324,747 - comprising 162,928 males and 161,819 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Dairi Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1211) Its administrative seat is at the town of Sidikalang. Geography and climate Dairi is mostly hills and mountains, averaging above sea level. It has a tropical rainforest climate, with the heaviest rainfall between September and May. Demogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Aceh Regency
East Aceh Regency () is a regency in eastern Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 6,040.6 square kilometres and had a population of 360,475 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 422,401 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 449,796 - comprising 226,316 males and 223,430 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Aceh Timur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1103) The regency capital is the town of Idi Rayeuk. The regency borders the Malacca Strait to the north-east, the city of Langsa and Aceh Tamiang Regency to the south-east, Gayo Lues Regency to the south, and Central Aceh Regency, Bener Meriah Regency and North Aceh Regency to the west. Economy This regency is rich in petroleum, more so than the North Aceh and Aceh Tamiang regencies. Fishing employs many people in the regency but little of it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 14th-largest country by area, at . With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fourth-most-populous country and the most populous Islam by country, Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's List of islands by population, most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia operates as a Presidential system, presidential republic with an elected People's Consultative Assembly, legislature and consists of Provinces of Indonesia, 38 provinces, nine of which have Autonomous administrative divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Sumatera
North Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest, Riau to the southeast, West Sumatra to the south, the Indian Ocean to the west, and the Strait of Malacca (with a maritime border with Malaysia) to the east. With a 2020 population around 14.8 million and a mid-2024 estimate around 15.6 million, North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province and the most populous province outside of Java, Java Island. At , North Sumatra is the third-largest province in area on the island of Sumatra behind South Sumatra and Riau. Major ethnic groups include the Malay Indonesian, Malay, native to the east coast; several Batak groups, indigenous to the west coast and central highlands; the Nias people of Nias, Nias Island and its surrounding islets; and Chinese Indonesian, Chinese, Javanese people, Javanese, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
