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Tarutung

South-eastern Asia

Tarutung is a district and town on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, serving as the administrative capital of North Tapanuli Regency in North Sumatra province. Its name comes from the Batak-language word for durian, after the durian trees that once grew in the area and gave the town its name. As of 2024 the town had a recorded population of 44,523.

Facts
Population
44,523 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Latitude
2.016667 degrees north 1
Longitude
98.966667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 2
Sources
1. Tarutung (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: Population (2024)
    Population (2024) - Total 44,523
  • Infobox: coordinates
    2 degrees 01 minutes N 98 degrees 58 minutes E
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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2. GeoNames: Tarutung - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1213504
    2.01467 98.96548 P PPL ID 26 1205 39500 948 Asia/Jakarta
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 948 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 2.25, 98.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 2.25, 98.75
2.25 98.75 Af
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