Tarutung (original) (raw)
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Capital of North Tapanuli Regency in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Town and District in North Sumatra, Indonesia
| Tarutung Taroetoeng | |
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| Town and District | |
 The town of Tarutung |
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  TarutungLocation within Sumatra |
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| Coordinates: 2°01′N 98°58′E / 2.017°N 98.967°E / 2.017; 98.967 | |
| 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) |
A flood of Silindoeng (Silindung Valley) plain at Taroetoeng (1917)
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 in the Batak language means "durian" and town was named after the durian trees that grow there.
- ^ "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.