Sibolangit is a district or ''kecamatan'' in the

Deli Serdang Regency Deli Serdang ( id, Kabupaten Deli Serdang; Jawi: دلي سردڠ) is a regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. It surrounds the city of Medan, and also borders the city of Binjai, which is effectively a bedroom community for Medan ...

in the Indonesian province of

North Sumatra North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java ...

. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 19,980 and an area of 179.96 km². It is the site of the Two Colors Sibolangit Waterfall. On 26 September 1997,

Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Garuda Indonesia from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta to Polonia International Airport, Medan in Indonesia. On 26 September 1997, the aircraft flying the rou ...

crashed into woodlands in Sibolangit. 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.

Notable people

* Likas TariganLikas Tarigan Istri Pahlawan Nasional Djamin Ginting Meninggal

References

Sumatra Populated places in North Sumatra {{NSumatra-geo-stub