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The birdeye view of Parapat. In Parapat, Ajibata ferry port provides transportation to Samosir Island; it is the most direct route from Medan and the east. Parapat is very famous for the beauty of Lake Toba. This city is a famous tourist attraction in North Sumatra. In fact, in the 1990s this city became a favorite destination for foreign tourists.
Location of Lake Toba shown in red on map. The Toba eruption (the Toba event) occurred at what is now Lake Toba about 73,700±300 years ago. [15] It was the last in a series of at least four caldera-forming eruptions at this location, with the earlier known caldera having formed around 1.2 million years ago. [16]
County FIPS code [6] County seat [7] Est. [7] Etymology Island(s) Population [8] Area [8] Map Hawai'i County: 001: Hilo: 1905: Island of Hawaiʻi, with which the county is coterminous; said to be named for Hawaiʻiloa, a legendary Polynesian navigator. Hawaiʻi: 207,615: 4,028 sq mi (10,432 km 2) Honolulu County: 003: Honolulu: 1905
Sibisa Airport (IATA: SIW, ICAO: WIMP) is located in Ajibata, Toba Samosir, North Sumatra, Indonesia. [3] The airport is located 10 kilometers from Parapat city, Lake Toba . References
The lake and island were formed after the eruption of the Toba supervolcano some 75,000 years ago. [2] At 630 square kilometres (243 sq mi), Samosir is the largest island within an island and the fourth largest lake island in the world. [3] It also contains two smaller lakes, Lake Sidihoni and Lake Aek Natonang .
Lake Sidihoni is a lake located within Samosir Island which itself is an island within Lake Toba, in North Sumatra, Indonesia and is therefore notable for being a "lake on an island in a lake on an island".
Medan (/ m ɛ ˈ d ɑː n / meh-DAHN, Indonesian: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. [7] The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to the western part of Indonesia.
Hawaii County has a mayor–council form of government. In terms of geography, Hawaii County is the most expansive county in the state and the most southerly county in the United States. The mayor of Hawaii County is Kimo Alameda, who took office in 2024. Legislative authority is vested in the nine-member Hawaii County Council.