North Sumatra

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Province of North Sumatra

Image:North Sumatra coa.png Motto: -
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Capital	Medan
Governor	Rudolf Pardede
Area	71,680 km² (27,676 sq mi)
Population	11,642,000  (2000)
Density	162.4/km² (420.6/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Batak (42%; Batak Toba, Mandailing, Dairi, Karo), Javanese (33%), Nias (6%), Malay (5%), Minangkabau (3%) [1]
Religion	Islam (65.5%), Christianity (31.5%), Buddhism (2.8%), Hindu (.02%)
Languages	Malay, Batak, Angkola-Mandailing, Indonesian
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Web site	http://www.pempropsu.go.id/

North Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Utara) is a province of Indonesia. Its capital is Medan.

Contents 1 Geography and population 2 Administration 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography and population

The province of North Sumatra stretches across the island of Sumatra between the Indian Ocean and the Strait Malacca. It borders Aceh province on the northwest and Riau and West Sumatra provinces on the southeast. It has an area of 70787 km². The province contains a broad, low plain along the Strait of Malacca coast; the provincial capital, Medan, is located here. In the south and west, the land rises to the mountain range that runs the length of Sumatra; the mountains here are dominated by Lake Toba, formed from the caldera of an ancient volcano. Several large islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sumatra are part of North Sumatra, most notably Nias, Tanah Bala, Tanah Masa, and Pini.

North Sumatra has a population of approximately 11.48 million (2000 census).

[edit] Administration

Below is a list of regencies (Indonesian: kabupaten) and cities in North Sumatra.

West coast region:
Regencies — capital (seat) Nias Regency — Gunungsitoli South Nias Regency — Teluk Dalam Mandailing Natal Regency — Panyabungan South Tapanuli Regency — Padang Sidempuan Central Tapanuli Regency — Sibolga	Cities Padang Sidempuan Sibolga
Mountain region:
Regencies — capital (seat) Karo Regency — Kabanjahe Dairi Regency — Sidikalang Pakpak Bharat Regency — Salak North Tapanuli Regency — Tarutung Humbang Hasundutan Regency — Dolok Sanggul Samosir Regency — Pangururan Toba Samosir Regency — Balige Simalungun Regency — Pematang Siantar	Cities Pematang Siantar
East coast region:
Regencies — capital (seat) Asahan Regency — Kisaran Labuhan Batu Regency — Rantauprapat Langkat Regency — Stabat Deli Serdang Regency — Lubukpakam Serdang Bedagai Regency — Sei Rampah	Cities Tebing Tinggi Tanjung Balai Medan Binjai

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• North Sumatra Government
• Map of north Sumatra

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