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The name of the airport was reported to be a suggestion from the people of Karo to the government and later granted by the Ministry of Transportation. [6] The name consists of two words: 'Kuala,' a Malay and Indonesian word for 'river mouth;' [7] and 'Namu' or 'Namo,' the Karonese for 'deep sea.' [8] Thus, 'Kualanamu' means 'meeting point.' [6] Kualanamu is one of the very few airports in the ...
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.
Padang Nadimpu Square (Bahasa Indonesia : Alun-alun Padang nadimpu = Bahasa Angkola-mandailing : Alaman Bolak Padang Nadimpu) is located in the city center. It serves as a community gathering place open to the public, typically visited in the afternoon and evening to enjoy the atmosphere of the city center.
Medan Station (MDN) is the main railway station in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. In addition to intercity services operated by Indonesia's national rail operator , Kereta Api Indonesia , the station also has service to Kualanamu International Airport via Kualanamu ARS .
Padang Lawas is a regency in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 3,912.18 km 2, and had a population of 226,807 at the 2010 Census [2] and 261,011 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 275,648 - comprising 138,506 males and 137,142 females. [1] Its administrative seat is the town of Sibuhuan.
Many of the first buildings were simple wooden structures, such as the hoofdkantoor van de Deli Maatschappij te Medan (The head office of the Deli Company in Medan), which during the time of its opening in 1870 was also used for a church, an administration building, a hospital and a feast hall, [6] and the large wooden Old Sultan's Palace.
The inscription was dated 1208 Saka or 1286 CE, in the same period of Singhasari kingdom in Java and Melayu Kingdom Dharmasraya in Sumatra. The inscriptions tell that in the year 1208 Saka, under the order of King Kertanegara of Singhasari, a statue of Amoghapasa Lokeshvara was transported from Bhumijawa to Suvarnabhumi to be erected at Dharmasraya.
Following the separation off of thirteen districts (kecamatan) to form the new South Labuhanbatu and North Labuhanbatu Regencies on 21 July 2008 (in accordance with the enabling Laws enacted on 24 June 2008), the reduced regency is now divided administratively into nine districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [3] together ...