Sibolangit

Sibolangit is a district or kecamatan in the Deli Serdang Regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 19,654.[1]

It is the site of the Two Colors Sibolangit Waterfall.[2]

On September 26, 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashed into woodlands in Sibolangit.[3] On May 16, 2016, a total of 21 tourists were killed in Sibolangit when a flash flood struck them. 200 personnel were deployed by the Search and Rescue Agency.[4][5][6][7]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Sibolangit (District, Indonesia)
  2. ↑ "Two Colors Sibolangit Waterfall, One of The Most Beautiful Waterfalls in Indonesia" ANda Sumatra
  3. ↑ "Accident Photo: Garuda Indonesia 152 - Airbus A300 PK-GAI". AirDisaster.Com. 1997-09-26. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  4. ↑ http://poskotanews.com/2016/05/18/korban-tewas-banjir-bandang-sibolangit-lebih-21-orang/
  5. ↑ http://regional.kompas.com/read/2016/05/23/23460011/Lagi.Dua.Jenazah.Korban.Air.Banjir.Bandang.Sibolangit.Ditemukan
  6. ↑ https://m.tempo.co/read/news/2016/05/16/058771214/banjir-bandang-sibolangit-21-orang-hilang
  7. ↑ http://nasional.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/daerah/16/05/24/o7oqom280-jenazah-ke19-korban-banjir-bandang-sibolangit-berhasil-diidentifikasi
  8. ↑ Likas Tarigan Istri Pahlawan Nasional Djamin Ginting Meninggal (in Indonesian)

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