Sumatera

Sumatera Island

Sumatera is the sixth largest island in the world, located in Western countries for Indonesia. With a total area reaches  443.065,8 km² and a population of about 42.409.510 inhabitants.

The Island limits as follows :

West :	Hindia Ocean
North :	Benggala Bay
East :	Malaka Strait
south :	Sunda Strait

On the island of sumatra province, therea namely:

Aceh, North Sumatera, Riau, West Sumatera, Riau Islands, Jambi, South Sumatera, Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung, and Lampung

Populations

Batak people

In General, the island was inhabited by the Sumatrea, which are divided into Malay, several large tribes, namely Aceh, Batak, Minangkabau, Malay, Besamah, Ogan Komering, Lampung, and. Religion embraced the majority community of Sumatra is Islam, but there is also a Protestant religion, particularly in the areas of Tapanuli. In urban areas, such as Medan, Palembang, Pekanbaru, and encountered a few citizens were Buddhists.

Economy

Lake Toba

The island of Sumatra is rich in crops, the main products of the island of Sumatra are oil palm, tobacco, petroleum, Tin, bauxite, coal and natural gas. Even the second largest Tin mine in the world there are on the island. In addition to mining, the island of Sumatra vector also has important commercial cities in Indonesia, Medan. Many major corporations are headquartered national here. There is also a vector for tourism, there are several attractions that promise to be visited, among others, Lake toba (North Sumatra), Batam (Riau Islands), island of weh (Aceh), and many more attractions that are worth your visit if you bersinggah on the island of Sumatra.

Art and Culture

Rendang

Piring Dance

Sumatra island inhabited by various ethnic groups, which of course makes the island has thousands of culture and the arts that became the hallmark of the island. From the dance, the dance of the island of Sumatra, among others: Saman Dance (Aceh), Piring Dance (West Sumatra), Serampang Dua Belas Dance (North Sumatra) and many more dance. Next from the food, the island of Sumatra has some food that is very well known in Indonesia and foreign tourists, for example only Rendang (West Sumatra), pempek (South Sumatra), Keripik pisang (Lampung), and Dafoe food typical of the island of Sumatra.

Transportation

Train in West Sumatera

There are three stretches of road that connects between the cities on the island of Sumatra that is, cross, cross of Western, Central and Eastern cross traverse from the North to the South of the island of Sumatra. In some areas there are trains, i.e. in the South, the railway line starts from the port length (Lampung) until the Lubuk Linggau city and Palembang (South Sumatra). In the central part of the island of Sumatra, the appi just found in West Sumatra who drift through the field, and also Sawah Lunto, Pariaman. While in the northern part of the island, the railway line runs through the town of Medan city Tebing Tinggi. International flights are served from Banda Aceh (Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport), Medan (Polonia International Airport), Padang (Minangkabau International Airport) and Palembang (Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport). While in port of Belawan (Medan), Teluk Bayur (Minangkabau) and Bakauheni (Lampung).

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