Tarutung (Dutch: Taroetoeng) is a district, town and the administrative capital (Regency seat) of North Tapanuli Regency (Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara), North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Tarutung
Taroetoeng | |
|---|---|
Town and District | |
.jpg) The town of Tarutung | |
  Tarutung Location within Sumatra | |
| Coordinates: 2°01′N 98°58′E / 2.017°N 98.967°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Regency | North Tapanuli |
| Government | |
| • Camat | Renhart Doharta Lumbantobing[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,064 km2 (4,272 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 44,523[1] |
| • Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Tarutung in the Batak language means "durian" and town was named after the durian trees that grow there.
References
edit- ^ "Visualisasi Data Kependudukan - Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2024" (Visual). www.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Daftar JPTP, Pimpinan OPD, Kabag Setda, dan Camat Se-Kab. Tapanuli Utara (Data 31-01-2024)". bkpsdm.taputkab.go.id. 31 January 2024.
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