Rantau Prapat
Rantauprapat is a town in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Labuhan Batu Regency. Rantauprapat is also a village within the district of Rantau Utara (North Rantau). It consists of 3 main roads. A number of citizens move to larger cities like Medan in search for more job opportunities and/or universities. A large river named the Bilah River runs through the town, which had 140,778 inhabitants at the 2010 Census,[2] 170,462 at the 2020 Census,[3] and 175,960 according to the official estimates as at mid 2022.[4]
Rantauprapat | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 兰陶帕拉帕 |
| • Jawi | رنتاو ڤاراڤات |
 Rantauprapat city, 2018 | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 175,960 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Administration
Rantauprapat was formerly an independent city situated within but administratively separate from Labuhan Batu Regency, but in 2003 its status of administrative city was erased as it did not fulfill the requirements, and it was merged into the Regency, within which it now comprises two districts (North Rantau and South Rantau). These two districts (kecamatan) are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [5] and 2020 Census,[6] and the mid 2022 official estimates.[7]
| Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010[5] | Population Census 2020 | Population estimate mid 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rantau Selatan (South Rantauprapat) | 64.32 | 57,948 | 73,977 | 77,130 |
| Rantau Utara (North Rantauprapat) | 112.47 | 82,830 | 96,485 | 98,830 |
Climate
Rantauprapat has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Rantauprapat | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.0 (78.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 246 (9.7) |
157 (6.2) |
195 (7.7) |
194 (7.6) |
191 (7.5) |
159 (6.3) |
142 (5.6) |
185 (7.3) |
262 (10.3) |
291 (11.5) |
274 (10.8) |
271 (10.7) |
2,567 (101.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[8] | |||||||||||||
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- "Climate: Rantauprapat". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.