Pangururan is a town and a district of the same name in
North Sumatra
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province of
Indonesia
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and it is the seat (capital) of
Samosir Regency, and the largest town on
Samosir Island. The area of the district is 121.45 km
2, and its population at the 2020 Census was 34,209;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 36,218.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Samosir Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1217)] The district lies mainly on Samosir Island, but two villages (''desa'' Tanjung Bunga and ''kelurahan'' Siogung Ogung) lie on the 'mainland' of Sumatra.
Climate
Pangururan has a cool
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) due to altitude, with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
References
{{Commons category, Pangururan
Populated places in North Sumatra
Regency seats of North Sumatra