North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its mid-2025 official estimated population was 15,785,839 across an area of 72,437.755 square kilometers, and its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2025 figure from North Sumatra's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission Year Connections
Associated With
Indonesia, Countries North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia.
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Medan, Cities medan is associated with north-sumatra.
Source Medan (Wikipedia)
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Medan, Cities medan is the capital of north-sumatra.
Source Medan (Wikipedia)
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North Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Utara, Batak: ᯘᯮᯔᯖᯩᯒ ᯥᯖᯒ) is a province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island.
Infobox, capital
Capital Medan
Infobox, population
15,785,839 (mid 2025 official estimate)
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At 72,437.755 square kilometres (27,968.374 mi2), North Sumatra is the third-largest province in area on the island of Sumatra behind South Sumatra and Riau.
Infobox, coordinates
2.000 N 99.000 E
Infobox: established_date
15 April 1948
Part Of: Indonesia, Lead paragraph
Batak: ᯘᯮᯔᯖᯩᯒ ᯥᯖᯒ) is a province of Indonesia
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