States or Territories

North Sumatra

Province

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "North Sumatra." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/north-sumatra.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). North Sumatra. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/north-sumatra

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-north-sumatra,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {North Sumatra},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/north-sumatra},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its mid-2025 official estimated population was 15,785,839 across an area of 72,437.755 square kilometers, and its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island.

Facts

Capital

Medan 1

Population

15,785,839 1

2025 figure from North Sumatra's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Area (sq km)

72,437.755 1

Latitude

2 degrees north 1

Longitude

99 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Indonesia

North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia.

Source North Sumatra (Wikipedia)

Medan

medan is associated with north-sumatra.

Source Medan (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Medan

medan is the capital of north-sumatra.

Source Medan (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

North Sumatra is on continent.

Source North Sumatra (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. North Sumatra (Wikipedia)

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North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island.

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