Gunung Tua is a town and district (''kecamatan'') in
the North Sumatra province of
Indonesia
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, and it is the seat (capital) of
North Padang Lawas Regency. Until 2007 Gunung Tua district was part of
South Tapanuli Regency, but on 17 July 2007, Gunung Tua was endorsed as the capital of the new
North Padang Lawas Regency (which was formerly part of
South Tapanuli Regency).
Climate
Gunung Tua has a
tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...
(Af) with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
References
Populated places in North Sumatra
Regency seats of North Sumatra
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