Sibolangit

Sibolangit is a district or kecamatan in the Deli Serdang Regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 19,980 and an area of 179.96 km2.[1]

Green Hill theme park and residences, located on Sibolangit

It is the site of the Two Colors Sibolangit Waterfall.[2]

On 26 September 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashed into woodlands in Sibolangit.[3] On 16 May 2016, a total of 21 tourists were killed in Sibolangit when a flash flood struck them. 200 personnel were deployed by the Search and Rescue Agency.[4][5][6][7]

Sibolangit Nature Tourism Park
Amorphophallus titanum is one of the many plant species in the Park

The district holds the Sibolangit Nature Tourism Park (Taman Wisata Alam Sibolangit), home of a natural forest with little human disruption.[8] The park attracts tourism, and has many young people acting as tour guides, participating in activities such as tree planting and religious activities.[9] The region around the park benefits economically from agroforestry activities, with mangosteen, Durio crassipes and garcinia being amongst the top contributors to household income.[10]

Notable people

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. "Two Colors Sibolangit Waterfall, One of The Most Beautiful Waterfalls in Indonesia" ANda Sumatra
  3. "Accident Photo: Garuda Indonesia 152 - Airbus A300 PK-GAI". AirDisaster.Com. 1997-09-26. Archived from the original on 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Korban Tewas Banjir Bandang Sibolangit Lebih 21 Orang". Pos Kota. May 18, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-19.
  5. "Lagi, Dua Jenazah Korban Air Banjir Bandang Sibolangit Ditemukan". 23 May 2016.
  6. "Banjir Bandang Sibolangit, 21 Orang Hilang". 16 May 2016.
  7. "Jenazah Ke-19 Korban Banjir Bandang Sibolangit Berhasil Diidentifikasi". 24 May 2016.
  8. Suryanto, Dwi; Nasution, Siti Khadijah; Munir, Erman (October 2012). "Antimicrobial Activity of Some Bacterial Isolates from Sibolangit Natural Recreational Park of North Sumatra, Indonesia". Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences. 1 (11): 1–7 – via Academia.edu.
  9. Ridlo, M. Ainur; Sibarani, Robert; Lubis, Suwardi (December 2018). "Youths' Participation in the Tourism Development at Sibolangit Natural Tourism Park". International Journal of Research & Review. 5 (12): 96–111 – via Academia.edu.
  10. Affandi, Oding; Zaitunah, Anita; Batubara, Ridwanti (2017-04-27). "Potential Economic and Development Prospects of Non Timber Forest Products in Community Agroforestry Land around Sibolangit Tourism Park". Forest and Society. 1 (1): 68–77. doi:10.24259/fs.v1i1.1096. ISSN 2549-4333.
  11. Likas Tarigan Istri Pahlawan Nasional Djamin Ginting Meninggal (in Indonesian)


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