Sumatra Utara

Sumatra Utara
Basic data
Area :	72,981 km²
Residents :	14,562,549
Population density :	200 inhabitants / km²
Capital :	Medan
governor	Tengku Erry Nuradi
Location in Indonesia
Website :	www.sumutprov.go.id

Sumatra Utara (German North Sumatra ) is an Indonesian province on the island of Sumatra .

geography

The province is located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra and is bordered to the northwest and west by the Aceh province (370 km) and to the east by the province of Riau (325 km) and in the southeast to 235 km of the province Sumatera Barat ( West Sumatra ). The Strait of Malacca forms the border in the northeast and the Indian Ocean in the southwest .

The greater part of the surface is taken up by the Barisan Mountains , which run through the island. Volcanic formations shape the surface. Lake Toba is the largest lake in Indonesia at around 1,100 square kilometers and was created by a massive volcanic eruption around 74,000 years ago. In it lies the Samosir peninsula, which forms its own sub-district (Kecamatan). Coastal plains, some of which are swampy, run along the western and eastern coasts. The province includes 232 islands, including the Nias Archipelago with the main island of Nias and the Hinako Islands .

There are a variety of rivers: Wampu, Besistang, Lepan, Belawan, Padang, Ular, Silau, Asahan, Barumun, Bilah, Kualuh, Batang Gadis, Batang Toru, Bah Bolon, Martebing and Deli. Six mountains are over 2000 meters high, the highest is Sibuatan (2457 m).

In 2019, 528 earthquakes were registered within the province.

Administrative division

Sumatra Utara consists of the following 25 Kabupaten ( administrative districts ) and 8 Kota ( cities ):

coat of arms	Kabupaten / Kota administrative district / city	Seat of government	location	Kecamatan sub- districts	Kelurahan / Desa communities	Area [km²]	Population (2019)	Inhabitants / km² (2019)
	Kabupaten Asahan	Kisaran		25th	27/177	3,702.21	782.250	211.3
	Kabupaten Batu Bara	Limapuluh		12	10/141	922.20	365,515	396.4
	Kabupaten Dairi	Sidikalang		15th	8/161	1,927.80	315,530	163.7
	Kabupaten Deli Serdang	Lubuk Pakam		22nd	14/380	2,241.68	1,815,357	809.8
	Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan	Dolok Sanggul		10	1/153	2,335.33	199,424	85.4
	Kabupaten diamonds	Kabanjahe		17th	10/259	2,127.00	405.162	190.5
	Kabupaten Labuhanbatu	Rantau Prapat		9	23/75	2,156.02	501,388	232.6
	Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan	Kota Pinang		5	2/52	3,596.00	321.374	89.4
	Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Utara	Aek Kanopan		8th	8/82	3,570.98	391.729	109.7
	Kabupaten Langkat	Stabat		23	37/240	6,262.00	1,043,249	166.6
	Kabupaten Mandailing Natal	Panyabungana		23	27/377	6,134.00	484,787	79.0
	Kabupaten Nias	Gunungsitoli		10	- / 170	1,842.51	153,417	83.3
	Kabupaten Nias Barat	Lahomi		8th	- / 105	473.73	95,330	201.2
	Kabupaten Nias Selatan	Teluk Dalam		35	2/459	1,825.20	364,606	199.8
	Kabupaten Nias Utara	Lotu		11	1/112	1,202.78	150.387	125.0
	Kabupaten Padang Lawas	Sibuhuan		12	1/303	3,892.74	260.406	66.9
	Kabupaten Padang Lawas Utara	Gunung Tua		12	2/386	3,918.05	266,864	68.1
	Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat	Salak		8th	- / 52	1,218.30	53,832	44.2
	Kabupaten Samosir	Pangururan		9	6/128	2,069.05	142,812	69.0
	Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai	Be Rampah		17th	6/237	1,900.22	6,564.19	345.4
	Kabupaten Simalungun	Raya		32	27/386	4,369.00	1,030,832	235.9
	Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan	Sipirok		15th	37/211	6,030.47	310.274	51.5
	Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah	Pandan		20th	56/159	2,188.00	362.001	165.4
	Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara	Tariff		15th	11/241	3,791.64	315,947	83.3
	Kabupaten Toba Samosir	Balige		16	13/231	2,328.89	211,042	90.6
	Kota Binjai	Binjai		5	37 / -	59.19	282,597	4,774.4
	Kota Gunungsitoli	Gunungsitoli		6th	3/98	280.78	139,545	497.0
	Kota Medan	Medan		21st	151 / -	265.00	2,502,092	9,441.9
	Kota Padang Sidempuan	Padang Sidempuan		6th	37/42	114.66	225,535	1,967.0
	Kota Pematangsiantar	Pematangsiantar		8th	53	55.66	284,628	5,113.7
	Kota Sibolga	Sibolga		4th	17 / -	41.31	94,376	2,284.6
	Kota Tanjung Balai	Tanjung Balai		6th	31 / -	107.83	174,829	1,621.3
	Kota Tebing Tinggi	Tebing Tinggi		5	35 / -	31.00	171,553	5,534.0
	Provinsi Sumatra Utara	Medan		450	693 / 5.417	72,981.23	14,875,089	203.8

Source: Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri RI Nomor 72 Tahun 2019 (ordinance of the Minister of the Interior of October 2019):
The population figures are based on updates by the regional civil registration offices and date from the first half of 2019.

population

Sumatra Utara is the most populous province of Sumatra. In addition to the Malays, the Batak people also live in the mountains , who differ from the majority Muslim population through tradition ( Adat ) and their Christian faith. About 30% of the population in North Sumatra are now Christian, with Batak making up the majority.

The proportions of the ethnic groups: Batak (42%; Batak Toba, Mandailing, Dairi, Karo), Javanese (33%), Niasser (6%), Malay (5%), Minangkabau (3%).

The proportions of religions: Islam (65.5%), Christianity (31.5%), Buddhism (2.8%), Hinduism (0.2%)

In the cities there are immigrants from Java , as well as Chinese and Indians . The provincial capital is Medan , the largest city in Sumatra. Other important cities are Pematang Siantar and Sibolga .

economy

The province's economy is predominantly agricultural, with large amounts of tobacco , palm oil , tea and rubber being produced . The large-scale plantation economy has negative effects on the environment: clearing and the associated loss of habitat for numerous animal and plant species are the result. Tourism also plays an important economic role. The most famous destinations are the orangutan center in the Gunung Leuser National Park and Lake Toba .

history

The region has long been overshadowed by the previously powerful Sultanate of Aceh , from where it was Islamized in the 15th century. With the occupation of Sumatra by the Dutch in 1825 and the establishment of the plantation economy at the end of the 19th century, an economic boom began. During the Second World War , the island was occupied by the Japanese . With Indonesia's independence in 1949, Sumatra Utara became a province, which in turn is now divided into 25 administrative districts ( Kabupaten ) and eight cities directly subordinate to the province ( Kota ).

literature

• Sumatera Utara Dalam Angka (North Sumatra Province in Figures) 2020, Badan Pusan ​​Statistics Provinsi Sumatera Utara ( E-Book, Indonesian / English )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://indonesiabangun.tripod.com/welcome_to_sumatra_island.htm
2. ↑ https://www.gunungbagging.com/province/sumatera-utara/
3. ↑ Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri RI Nomor 72 Tahun 2019: Page 6, 583-589

Coordinates: 3 ° 0 '  N , 99 ° 0'  E