North Sumatra

North Sumatra Sumatera Utara
—  Province  —
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Motto: Marsipature hutana be (Batak)
Location of North Sumatra in Indonesia
Coordinates:
Country	Indonesia
Capital	Medan
Government
- Governor	Syamsul Arifin
Area
- Total	71,680 km2 (27,675.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)
- Total	12,985,075
- Density	181.2/km2 (469.2/sq mi)
Demographics
- Ethnic groups	Batak (41,95%), Javanese (32.62%) Nias/Kono Niha (6.36%), Malay (4,92%), Minangkabau (2,66%), Banjarese (0.97%), other (9,72%) [1]
- Religion	Islam (65.5%), Christianity (31.4%), Buddhism (2.8%), Hindu (0,2%)
- Languages	Malay, Batak, Angkola-Mandailing, Indonesian
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Website	sumutprov.go.id

North Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Utara) is a province of Indonesia on the Sumatra island. Its capital is Medan. It is the most populous Indonesian province outside of Java. It is slightly larger than Sri Lanka in area.

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 in the southeast. It has an area of 70,787 km². The province contains a broad, low plain along the Strait of Malacca on which the provincial capital, Medan, is located. 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, and the Batu Islands.

North Sumatra recorded a population of 11.48 million in the 2000 national census. Intercensal estimates for 2007 show a population of 12,834,371, ^[2], 2010 census recorded 12,985,075 people, a sex ratio of 99.59 men per 100 women.^[3]

Agriculture and economy

Sumatra Mandheling and Sumatra Lintong coffee beans are grown in North Sumatra and largely exported to the United States. Mandheling is named after the similarly spelt Mandailing people located in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The name is the result of a misunderstanding by the first foreign purchaser of the variety, and no coffee is actually produced in the "Mandailing region". Lintong on the other hand, is named after the Lintong district, also located in North Sumatra.

Administration

Grand Mosque of Medan, North Sumatra

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

References

External links

• North Sumatra Government
• Map of north Sumatra
• North Sumatra Tourism Board

Regencies and cities of North Sumatra, Indonesia Capital Medan Regencies Asahan · Batubara · Dairi · Deli Serdang · Humbang Hasundutan · Karo · Labuhan Batu · South Labuhan Batu · North Labuhan Batu · Langkat · Mandailing Natal · Nias · West Nias · South Nias · North Nias · Padang Lawas · North Padang Lawas · Pakpak Bharat · Samosir · Serdang Bedagai · Simalungun · South Tapanuli · Central Tapanuli · North Tapanuli · Toba Samosir Cities Binjai · Gunung Sitoli · Medan · Padang Sidempuan · Pematangsiantar · Sibolga · Tanjung Balai · Tebing Tinggi See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

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