Barusjahe is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
and village of
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 ...
.
It is a major production centre for growing oranges, and for cut flowers.
It is located in the east of Karo regency, bordering
Merek District to the south,
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''), alth ...
to the southeast, and
Deli Serdang Regency
Deli Serdang Regency (; Jawi: دلي سردڠ) is a regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. It surrounds the city of Medan, and also borders to the west the city of Binjai, which is effectively a bedroom community for Medan. The ent ...
to the north east. To the west is
Tigapanah District. It is 16km from
Kabanjahe
Kabanjahe is a town approximately 90 minutes from Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Kabanjahe is to the south of Berastagi. Kabanjahe is the largest centre in Karo Regency. It has an area of 44.65 km2 and had a population of 73,581 at the 2020 ...
, and 101 km from
Medan
Medan ( , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multi ...
.
It is located 1200 metres above sea level, and it has an area of 128.04 square kilometres.
There are 19
desa within Barusjahe District. The capital of the District is Barusjahe town, which had a population of 1,669 as of 2020. The total population of the district at the 2020 Census was 24,656.
99% of primary-aged children attended school, and 94% of high-school-aged children did.
The district is mostly Christian, being 2,274 Muslims, 7,621 Catholics, and 15,103 Protestants, as of the 2020 Census.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.]
Besides oranges, by far the most important crop, there is dry(ladang) and wet (sawah) rice production. There is also coffee, cloves, chili, cabbage, pineapples, and green beans production. There is no major industry in Barusjahe. The roads vary between paved and dirt roads.
References
{{Karo Regency