Rantau Prapat
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Rantauprapat is a city in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Labuhan Batu Regency. Rantauprapat is also a name of 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 (a tributary of the Barumun River) runs through the town, which had 140,778 inhabitants at the 2010 Census, 170,462 at the 2020 Census, and 180,540 according to the official estimates as at mid 2024.
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 for that status, 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 and 2020 Census, and the mid 2024 official estimates.
| Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010 | Population Census 2020 | Population estimate mid 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rantau Selatan (South Rantauprapat) | 60.20 | 57,948 | 73,977 | 79,452 |
| Rantau Utara (North Rantauprapat) | 91.24 | 82,830 | 96,485 | 101,088 |
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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 |
Urban villages
The two districts are sub-divided into 19 urban villages (kelurahan), listed below with their populations as at mid 2023.
| Name | Area in km2 | Population estimate mid 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Name Area in km2 Population estimate mid 2023 Lobusona 9.38 1,973 Sidorejo 1.13 5,235 Sigambal 6.06 7,208 Danobale 4.71 6,493 Perdamean 6.32 10,806 Ujung Bandar 6.55 6,168 Bakaran Batu 10.09 16,557 Urung Kompas 11.05 11,653 Sioldengan 9.03 11,596 Totals for South Rantau 64.32 77,689 | Name Area in km2 Population estimate mid 2023 Sirandorung 7.25 14,751 Padang Bulan 3.03 16,632 Kartini 0.87 5,453 Rantauprapat 0.69 5,847 Cerdana 0.40 6,867 Binaraga 2.20 7,031 Siringo-Ringo 6.85 8,575 Aek Paing 3.15 8,958 Padang Matinggi 4.69 14,107 Pulo Padang 48.00 10,001 Totals for North Rantau 64.32 98,122 | |
| Lobusona | 9.38 | 1,973 |
| Sidorejo | 1.13 | 5,235 |
| Sigambal | 6.06 | 7,208 |
| Danobale | 4.71 | 6,493 |
| Perdamean | 6.32 | 10,806 |
| Ujung Bandar | 6.55 | 6,168 |
| Bakaran Batu | 10.09 | 16,557 |
| Urung Kompas | 11.05 | 11,653 |
| Sioldengan | 9.03 | 11,596 |
| Totals for South Rantau | 64.32 | 77,689 |
| Name | Area in km2 | Population estimate mid 2023 |
| Sirandorung | 7.25 | 14,751 |
| Padang Bulan | 3.03 | 16,632 |
| Kartini | 0.87 | 5,453 |
| Rantauprapat | 0.69 | 5,847 |
| Cerdana | 0.40 | 6,867 |
| Binaraga | 2.20 | 7,031 |
| Siringo-Ringo | 6.85 | 8,575 |
| Aek Paing | 3.15 | 8,958 |
| Padang Matinggi | 4.69 | 14,107 |
| Pulo Padang | 48.00 | 10,001 |
| Totals for North Rantau | 64.32 | 98,122 |
2°20′N 100°03′E/2.333°N 100.050°E/ 2.333; 100.050