Tarutung

Tarutung
Taroetoeng
Town and District
The town of Tarutung
The town of Tarutung
Tarutung is located in Sumatra
Tarutung
Tarutung
Location within Sumatra
Coordinates: 2°01′N 98°58′E / 2.017°N 98.967°E / 2.017; 98.967
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
RegencyNorth Tapanuli
Government
 • CamatRenhart Doharta Lumbantobing[2]
Area
 • Total11,064 km2 (4,272 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total44,523[1]
 • Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

  1. ^ "Visualisasi Data Kependudukan - Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2024" (Visual). www.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ "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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