Medan Travel Information

Today I wanna share some information about Medan Travel with you. North Sumatra Indonesia is one of the last frontiers surfing “North Sumatra” consists of 5 islands or island groups: Hinako Islands, Nias, Telos and 2 conceal other groups of islands in the north. North Sumatra receives similar waves Mentawais and enjoys its peak swell season from May to September. Despite the reputation of Indonesia void left in North Sumatra right hand are slightly more common. While Lagundri Bay on Nias surfer has been for decades, is the darkest rights as Bawa (a sunset as a right-bowl for up to 15 feet) and Treasure Iceland (a long, hollow, mechanical peeling right for 200 meters), the attention of the afternoon. Throw a combination of hollow bowl and left-handers in the picture as ASU, Afulu, machinery, and many more obscure rights and left.

In contrast to the small island of Bali, Medan, the province of North Sumatra is big with one of the largest lakes in the world, Lake Toba, in his navel. If you are planning to do Medan Travel then you should you to Lake toba. It’s the most popular place in Medan. The persistent Bukit Barisan mountain, arising out of Aceh at the tip of Sumatra Island in Lampung in the lower part of the island, the Coast Guard in the province on the west side, home to thick, tropical forests and lush vegetation. As the western mountains to the beaches in the east, the mountain streams, strong rivers, waterfalls and beautiful accompany him.

Along the length of this province crosses Bukit Barisan mountains with peaks of numerous volcanoes. The country has thick primeval forests, lush vegetation, rice fields, mountains, rivers, waterfalls and sandy beaches. It has a rich flora and fauna. An abundance of birds, butterflies, buffalo, deer, deer mouse, orangutan and many other commodities exported in North Sumatra to one of the richest provinces in Indonesia, because it produces longer than 30% of the exports from Indonesia. The province offers visitors, especially nature lovers, beautiful tropical scenery, terraced rice fields, blue mountains, jungle-covered hills, white sandy beaches, music, dance and folk arts.

In connection with Bali, North Sumatra has very heterogeneous ethnic groups, and therefore, cultures. The people of the east coast, also known as the Malays (Melayu) have significantly different traditions and culture of the Batak a high standard of living around the lake Toba Samosir and Iceland. Further south, the Mandailings and Angkolas, and the island of Nias, which do not have taste from the traditions and culture. Besides them, there are several ethnic groups live in Medan and other cities in North Sumatra. Its largest groups are Chinese and Indians, who is a naturalized Indonesian citizens. Other tribes, such as Aceh, Indonesia, Minangkabau, Javanese, etc also live in many parts here. Each of the tribes mentioned, as well as ethnic groups has its own dialect, religion, beliefs, traditional customs, and so do arts and cultures of this region, a haven for social scientists. Among the ancient cultures of Indonesia, which can be found in Samosir Island, the centuries are the tombs of kings Toba Batak and a stone table with benches, where the heads of Siallagan previously held meetings.

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

Administratively
The province of North Sumatra is divided between 11 regencies, 6 municipal management and 3 with the cities of Medan as its capital.

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.

Demography
Historically, the province of Medan in North Sumatra has a population of the migratory flow, either from other provinces because of the existence of large plantations in the province or migrating to other areas for study and the expansion of the company. Given the mobility of the population is high, there are several ethnic groups in the community. In 1994, the population density of the province of North Sumatra reached 157 people per km2. In comparison with the national average population growth (2144% per year), this province was the lowest with 1.53% per annum. The projection of the population in 1997, the composition can be found in the following table.

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