One of the most famous holiday destinations on the island of Sumatra is Lake Toba which in the middle there is a fantastic island named Samosir Island. Do you know? The two attractions are located in North Sumatra Province, with Medan as its capital. Medan City is the largest city on the island of Sumatra.
The majority of the population of Medan City is Batak tribe. This tribe is one of the bigger tribes in Indonesia. The Batak language "horas" is popular enough to be heard as a greeting when they meet each other atapun greet others.
The city of Medan is located in the northern part of Sumatra Island. The position of the coordinates is 3 ° 35'LU and 98 ° 40'BT. The city of Medan is adjacent to the Malacca Strait in the north and Deli Serdang regency in the west, east and north.
Medan Sumatra became a strategic place for being on the Malacca Strait shipping lanes. Thus, this city became the gateway of domestic and foreign economic activity through the Malacca Strait. In addition, Medan is also adjacent to Deli Serdang Regency and also some areas rich in natural resources, affecting the ability of Medan in economic terms so as to have a mutually reinforcing cooperative relationship with the surrounding area.
The area of Medan City is about 26,510 hectares or equivalent to 265,10 km². In other words, Medan City has 3.6% of the total area of North Sumatra. The city of Medan if shown topografinya tend to tilt to the north. The city is located at 2.5 to 3.5 meters above sea level.
Some of the rivers that flow through Medan are Belawan River, Badera River, Sikambing River, White River, Babura River, Deli River, Sulang-Saling River, Monkey River and Tuntungan River. The government has also created a large canal with the name of East Kanal Square in order to prevent flooding in some areas of Medan City. Water Tower Tirtanadi is a building that became an icon of Medan City.
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