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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Rendang |
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| 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
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| 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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