North Sumatra Province is located at 1 ° - 4 ° north latitude and 98 ° - 100 ° east longitude, which in 2004 had 18 districts and 7 cities, and consists of 328 sub-district,North Sumatra Province as a whole has 5086 villages and 382 wards. Province's land area 71,680 km 2 of North Sumatra, North Sumatra, famous for its plantation area, untilnow, remained a plantation belle province's economy. Plantations are managed by private companies and the state.
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The following attractions are mandatory in the visit:
1.lauser mountain national park
louser mountain national park is located on the border of Aceh in northern sumatra
Gunung Leuser National Park (TNGL) main function as a life support system with afocus on management to maintain a unique representative of the Leuser Ecosystem andhas a very high biodiversity. By administrative rule, the National Park are located in twoprovinces, namely Aceh and North Sumatra. TNGL is an important habitat for the existence of several species coat of arms / pride (flagship species), the SumatranElephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus), Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae),Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) and Sumatran orangutan (Pongoabelii).
2. lake toba
Lake Toba is about 1700 square meters with a depth of approximately 450 meters.Located 906 meters above sea level, this place is a paradise for many interestingplants.
By using a rental car from the city of Medan, Parapat you can reach in less than 4 hours.Parapat is located about 185 kilometers away from the capital of North Sumatra. Youcan also use the bus or join a tour to visit this lake.
Samosir Island is located proudly in the middle of the island. In the midst of Samosir, there was the lake again, adding to the uniqueness of this resort.
Anda dapat berenang di danau, atau menaiki perahu mengelilingi danau. Anda juga dapat mengunjungi Pulau Samosir untuk melihat rumah adat raja-raja Batak zaman dahulu juga para kuburan raja di wilayah Tomok. Lapangan golf juga tersedia bagi yang menggemari olahraga yang satu ini.
3.Sipiso-piso waterfall
Sipiso-piso waterfall located in the District Brand, Karo District, North Sumatra,Indonesia. Districts are located about 24 km from City Kabanjahe, the capital of the Karo Regency.
Towards this area of the city of Medan, North Sumatra's provincial capital, about 2 hoursby bus or car to Kabanjahe, the capital of the Karo Regency. Kabanjahe located in thesouthern highland tourist area famous, namely Berastagi. subsequently traveled 24 kmto the north, the path to Lake Toba. With the quality of paved roads, you can get to tourthe Village Tongging Sipiso-piso Waterfall in 30 minutes by car or bus.
Sipiso-piso Waterfall is a natural tourism area which is located not far from the villagecommunity settlements Tongging,. Tongging village located in the lower plains, whileSipiso-piso Waterfall located in the hills is higher than Tongging Village. This waterfall islocated at an altitude of approximately 800 meters from sea level (asl) and is surrounded by green hills because of overgrown pine forests.
Seeing the natural beauty charm Sipiso-piso up close, you have to down the ridge through hundreds of small steps that have been provided for the down and approached the waterfall. Range of steps that had been prepared it is a major road safety
Arriving at the bottom, looking toward the small hills accompanied by the thunderous sound of water splashing billions of granules that bounce from the point of falling water.This waterfall has a height of 120 meters or about 360 feet before flowing into Lake Toba, splashing waterfall is larger than Sigura-gura waterfall, a famous natural tourist area in North Sumatra.
if you come to north sumatra, you must visit one place above.....!!!!!