North Sumatra: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)
Sumatera Utara or North Sumatra is one of the provinces of Indonesia. Its capital is Medan
Geographic and Demographic
North Sumatra as its name imply, is located in norhtern part 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 the population of more than 11 million, and has the area of 70.787 km².
Government
List of districts of kabupaten in North Sumatera with their respective capitals:
- Kabupaten Karo, Kebanjahe
- Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, Tarutung splitted 1999 in Tapanuli Utara and Toba Samosir Balige
- Toba Samosir Balige splitted 2004 in 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, Orangutan rebahilitation center.
- Lake Toba, an unique Lake with Samosir island in it.
- Brastagi tourist resort
- The island of Nias
- Maimum Palace in Medan
| Provinces of Indonesia |  |
|---|---|
| Sumatra:
DI Aceh | North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) | West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) | Bengkulu | Riau | Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) | Jambi | South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) | Lampung | Bangka-Belitung |
|
| Java:
DKI Jaya | West Java (Jawa Barat) | Banten | Central Java (Jawa Tengah) | DI Yogyakarta | East Java (Jawa Timur) |
|
| Kalimantan:
West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) | Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) | South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) | East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) |
|
| Bali and Nusa Tenggara:
Bali | West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) | East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) |
|
| Sulawesi:
North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) | Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) | South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) | South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) | Gorontalo |
|
| Maluku and Papua:
Maluku | North Maluku (Maluku Utara) | Irian Jaya Barat | Papua |
|
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