Rantau Prapat
Rantau Prapat is a town in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Labuhan Batu Regency. Rantau Prapat is also a village within the district of Rantau Utara (North Rantau). It consists of 3 main roads. There was a saying (when Rantauprapat had only one main road) that if you forget to hit the brakes once you see the town, you will have passed the town. According to several trip agencies, the Suzuya hotel/mall is the best hotel in Rantau Prapat. 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] and 163,549 at the 2015 Intermediate Census.[3]
Rantau Prapat | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 兰陶帕拉帕 |
| • Jawi | رنتاو ڤاراڤات |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Population (2015 Census) | |
| • Total | 163,549 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Administration
Rantau Prapat was formerly an independent city situated within but administatively 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 2010 Census [4] and 2015 Intermediate Census[5] populations:
| Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010[4] | Population Census 2015[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rantau Selatan (South Rantau Prapat) | 64.32 | 57,948 | 70,560 |
| Rantau Utara (North Rantau Prapat) | 112.47 | 82,830 | 92,989 |
Climate
Rantau Prapat has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Rantau Prapat | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[7] | |||||||||||||
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
- "Climate: Rantau Prapat". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.