North Sumatra

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Image:IndonesiaNorthSumatra.png North Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Utara) is one of the provinces of Indonesia. Its capital is Medan.

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Geography and population

The province of North Sumatra stretches across the island of Sumatra between the Indian Ocean and the Strait of 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).

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Government

List of districts (kabupaten) and cities in North Sumatera with their respective capitals

District in West Coast Region

Kabupaten Nias, Gunung Sitoli
Kabupaten Nias Selatan, Teluk Dalam
Kabupaten Mandailing Natal, Panyabungan
Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan, Padangsidempuan
Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah, Pandan
Padangsidempuan
Sibolga

District in Mountain Region

Kabupaten Karo, Kabanjahe
Kabupaten Dairi, Sidikalang
Kabupaten Pakphak Bharat
Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara, Tarutung split in 1999 into Tapanuli Utara and Toba Samosir Balige
Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan
Kabupaten Toba Samosir Balige split in 2004 into Toba Samosir and Samosir Pangururan
Kabupaten Simalungun, Pematang Siantar
Pematang Siantar

District in East Coast Region

Kabupaten Asahan, Kisaran
Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Rantauprapat
Kabupaten Langkat, Stabat
Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Lubukpakam
Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai, Sei Rampah
Tebing Tinggi
Tanjung Balai
Kisaran
Rantauprapat
Medan
Binjai

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External links

Provinces of Indonesia

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Sumatra (Sumatera)
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 (Jawa)
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)

The Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara)
Bali \| West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) \| East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
Sulawesi
West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) \| North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) \| Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) \| South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) \| South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) \| Gorontalo
The Maluku Islands and New Guinea (Irian)
Maluku \| North Maluku (Maluku Utara) \| West Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat) \| Papua