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Bali
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Jakarta
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Central
Java
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East
Java
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West
Java
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Yogyakatar
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Lampung |
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Banten
I West
Nusa
Tenggara I
East
Nusa
Tenggara
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Bengkulu
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Jambi |
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South
Sumatra
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West
Sumatra
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North
Sumatra
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Riau
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Aceh |
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 North
Sumatra
is
one
of
Indonesia's
last
surfing
frontiers.
"North
Sumatra"
consists
of 5
islands
or
island
groups:
Hinako
Islands,
Nias,
Telos
and
2
other
obscure
island
groups
to
the
north.
North
Sumatra
receives
similar
swell
to
Mentawais
and
enjoys
its
peak
swell
season
from
May
to
September.
Despite
Indonesia's
reputation
for
hollow
lefts,
in
North
Sumatra
right-handers
are
slightly
more
prevalent.
While
Lagundri
Bay
at
Nias
has
been
surfed
for
decades,
it
is
the
more
obscure
rights
like
Bawa
(a
Sunset-like
right
bowl
that
holds
up
to
15
feet)
and
Treasure
Island
(a
long,
hollow,
mechanical
right
peeling
for
200
meters)
that
have
attracted
the
attention
of
late.
Throw
a
mix
of
hollow
and
bowl
lefthanders
into
the
picture
like
Asu,
Afulu,
the
Machine,
and
many
more
obscure
rights
and
lefts. |
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In
contrast
to
the
small
island
of
Bali,
North
Sumatra
province
is
large
with
one
of
the
biggest
lakes
in
the
world,
Toba
Lake,
at
its
navel.
The
continuous
mountain
of
Bukit
Barisan,
which
extends
from
Aceh
at
the
tip
of
Sumatra
island
to
Lampung
at
the
bottom
of
the
island,
guards
the
province
on
the
west
side,
providing
home
for
thick,
tropical
jungles
and
lush
vegetations.
As
you
go
down
the
western
mountains
towards
the
beaches
of
the
east,
mountain
streams,
strong
rivers,
and
gorgeous
waterfalls
will
accompany
you. |
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Along
the
length
of
this
province
crosses
Bukit
Barisan
Mountains
with
peaks
of
numerous
volcanoes.
The
land
has
thick
virgin
forests,
lush
vegetation,
rice
fields,
mountain
streams,
rivers,
waterfalls
and
sandy
beaches.
It
has
a
rich
flora
and
fauna.
An
abundance
of
birds,
butterflies,
buffaloes,
deer,
mouse
deer,
orangutans
and
many
other
export
commodities
make
North
Sumatra
one
of
the
richest
provinces
in
Indonesia,
as
it
produces
more
than
30 %
of
Indonesia's
exports.
The
province
offers
the
visitors,
especially
nature
lovers,
beautiful
tropical
panoramas,
terraced
rice
fields,
blue
mountains,
jungle
covered
hills,
white
sandy
beaches,
music,
dance
and
folk
arts. |
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Relative
to
Bali,
North
Sumatra
has
very
heterogeneous
ethnic
groups,
and
thus,
cultures.
The
people
of
the
eastern
coasts,
also
known
as
the
Malays
(Melayu)
have
markedly
different
traditions
and
culture
from
Batak
highlanders
who
live
around
Toba
Lake
and
Samosir
Island.
Further
south,
the
Mandailings
and
Angkolas,
and
Nias
Island,
have
yet
more
flavors
of
traditions
and
culture.
Besides
them,
there
are
several
ethnic
groups
who
live
in
Medan
and
other
towns
of
North
Sumatra.
Its
largest
groups
are
Chinese
and
Indian,
who
being
naturalized
Indonesian
citizens.
Other
Indonesian
tribes
like
Acehnese,
Minangkabau,
Javanese,
etc
also
live
in
many
parts
here.
Each
of
the
mentioned
tribes
as
well
as
the
ethnic
groups
has
its
own
dialect,
religion,
beliefs,
traditional
customs,
etc.
Arts
and
cultures
make
this
region,
a
paradise
for
social
scientists.
Among
the
ancient
Indonesian
cultures,
which
can
be
seen
at
Samosir
Island,
are
the
centuries
old
tombs
of
Batak
Toba
kings
and
a
stone-table
with
its
benches,
where
the
Siallagan
chiefs
formerly
held
meetings. |
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Geographically
North
Sumatra
province
has
70,787
sq
km
width.
Geographically,
it
is
located
between
1o
and
4o
North
Latitude
and
between
98o
and
100o
East
Longitude.
The
area
is
Borders
with:
North
side:
the
special
territory
of
Aceh
South
side:
West
Sumatra
Province
and
Riau
Province
West
side:
Indian
Ocean
East
side:
Malacca
Strait |
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Administratively
North
Sumatra
Province
is
divided
among
11
regencies,
6
municipals,
and
3
administrative
towns
with
Medan
as
its
capital
city. |
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Geology
Composed
of
coastal
areas,
lowlands,
plateaus,
and
mountains.
Humidity:
Varies
between
79%
and
96%.
Climate
As
one
of
Indonesia
islands,
North
Sumatra
has
rainfall
of
1,100-3,400
mm
per
year.
It
temperature
is
range
between
18o
C
and
34o
C. |
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Demography
Historically,
North
Sumatra
Province
has
a
migration
flow
of
population
either
from
other
provinces
because
of
the
existence
of
heavy
plantation
in
this
province
or
migration
to
other
areas
for
studying
and
expanding
business.
Since
population
mobility
is
high,
there
are
multi
ethnics
on
the
community.
In
1994,
the
population
density
of
North
Sumatra
Province
reached
157
people
per
Km2.
Compared
to
the
average
national
population
growth
(2.144%
per
year),
this
province
was
on
the
lower
level
with
1.53%
per
year.
The
projection
population
composition
in
1997
can
be
seen
on
the
following
table. |
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