North Sumatra
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| Sumatera Utara | |||||||||
From top, left to right : Lake Toba, Mount Sinabung, Bahal temple, Nias people war dance, Puppeteers of Sigale Gale, The Malays's Serampang 12 dance, Tangkahan river, Mursala Island, and panoramic view of Medan
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| Motto: Tekun Berkarya, Hidup Sejahtera, Mulia Berbudaya ("Work diligently, live prosperously, noble in culture") | |||||||||
 Location of North Sumatera in Indonesia |
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| Coordinates: 2°00′N 99°00′E / 2.000°N 99.000°ECoordinates: 2°00′N 99°00′E / 2.000°N 99.000°E | |||||||||
| Country |
 Indonesia
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| Established | April 15, 1948 | ||||||||
| Capital |
 Medan
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| Government | |||||||||
| • Body | North Sumatera Regional Government | ||||||||
| • Governor | Tengku Erry Nuradi (acting) (Golkar) | ||||||||
| • Vice Governor | Vacant | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Total | 72,981.23 km2 (28,178.21 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Area rank | 8th | ||||||||
| Highest elevation | 2,460 m (8,070 ft) | ||||||||
| Population (2014) | |||||||||
| • Total | 13,527,937 | ||||||||
| • Rank | 4th | ||||||||
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) | ||||||||
| • Density rank | 11th | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | North Sumateran Warga Sumatera Utara (id) |
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| Time zone | Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7) | ||||||||
| Postcodes | 20xxx, 21xxx, 22xxx | ||||||||
| Area codes | (62)6xx | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | ID-SU | ||||||||
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BK (East Coast) BB (Central Area & West Coast) |
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| GRP per capita | US$ 3,204 | ||||||||
| GRP rank | 13th | ||||||||
| HDI |
 0.695 (Medium) |
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| HDI rank | 10th | ||||||||
| Largest city by area | Gunungsitoli - 280.78 square kilometres (108.41 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Largest city by population | Medan - (2,210,624 - 2016) | ||||||||
| Largest regency by area | Langkat Regency - 6,262.00 square kilometres (2,417.77 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Largest regency by population | Deli Serdang Regency - (2,029,308 - 2016) | ||||||||
| Website | Government official site | ||||||||
North Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Utara), is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra, and its capital is Medan. North Sumatra is fourth most populous province in Indonesia after West Java, East Java and Central Java and the most populous Indonesian province outside Java, with over 13,5 million inhabitants in 2014.
In the days of the Dutch government, a government of North Sumatra named Gouvernement van Sumatra with the area covering the whole of the island of Sumatra, headed by a governor who is based in the city of Medan.
After independence, the first session of the National Committee of Regions (KND), Sumatra was then divided into three sub-provinces namely North Sumatra, Central Sumatra and South Sumatra. North Sumatra province itself is an amalgamation of three administrative regions called residency namely: Residency of Aceh, East Sumatra Residency, and residency of Tapanuli.
With the publication of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia (R.I.) No. 10 Year 1948 on April 15, 1948, it was determined that Sumatra is divided into three provinces, each of which has the right to organize and manage their own household, namely: North Sumatra, Central Sumatra Province, and South Sumatra Province. Date 15 April 1948 subsequently determined as the anniversary of North Sumatra Province.
In early 1949, the reorganization of government back in Sumatra. With the decision of the Government Emergency R.I. No. 22 / Govt / Emergency Government on May 17, 1949, abolished the post of Governor of North Sumatra. Furthermore, the Government Emergency Decree R.I. on December 17, 1949, established the province of Aceh and Tapanuli Province / East Sumatra. Then, with a Government Regulation in lieu of Law No. 5 Year 1950 on August 14, 1950, such provisions shall be lifted and reshaped North Sumatra Province.
By Act R.I. No. 24 of 1956, promulgated on December 7, 1956, established an autonomous region of Aceh province, so the province of North Sumatra sebahagian become the province of Aceh.
The province of North Sumatra stretches across the island of Sumatra between the Indian Ocean and the Strait Malacca. It borders Aceh province on the northwest and Riau and West Sumatra provinces in the southeast. It has an area of 72,981 km². The province contains a broad, low plain along the Strait of Malacca on which the provincial capital, Medan, is located. In the south and west, the land rises to the mountain range that runs the length of Sumatra; the mountains here are dominated by Lake Toba, formed from the caldera of an ancient volcano. Several large islands in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Sumatra are currently part of North Sumatra, most notably Nias Island and the Batu Islands.
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