North Sumatra
Sumatera Utara or North Sumatra is one of the provinces of Indonesia. Its capital is Medan.
Geographic and Demographic
North Sumatra, as its name implies, is located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. To the northwest it borders Aceh province. To the southeast it borders Riau and West Sumatra province. To the northeast is the Straits of Malacca. To the southwest is the Indian Ocean.
North Sumatra has a population of more than 11 million, and has an area of 70787 km².
Government
List of districts of kabupaten in North Sumatera with their respective capitals:
- Kabupaten Karo, Kabanjahe
- Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, Tarutung split in 1999 into Tapanuli Utara and Toba Samosir Balige
- Toba Samosir Balige split in 2004 into Toba Samosir and Samosir Pangururan
- Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Lubukpakam
- Kabupaten Asahan, Kisaran
- Kabupaten Simalungun, Pematang Siantar
- Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan, Padang Sidempuan
- Kabupaten Madina, Dalan Lidang
- Kabupaten Dairi, Sidikalang
- Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah, Pandan
- Kabupaten Nias, Gunung Sitoli
- Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan
- Kabupaten Pakphak Bharat
- Kabupaten Nias Selatan
- Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai
List of cities in North Sumatera that have status of second level district (daerah tingkat dua):
Tourism
North Sumatera has several tourism features:
- Bahorok (Bukit Lawang), Orangutan rebahilitation center.
- Lake Toba, an unique Lake with Samosir island in it.
- Berastagi tourist resort
- The Island of Nias
- Maimum Palace in Medan