North Sumatra

province of Indonesia

Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia

writing system used for several Batak languages

regency in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia

subgroup of the Austronesian language family

kingdom in Indonesia

district in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia

district in South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia

Patumbak is a town and administrative district within Deli Serdang Regency of North Sumatra province of Indonesia. It covers an area of , and had a population of 88,961 at the 2010 Census and 97,994 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 106,762, consisting of 53,802 males and 52,960 females. It lies immediately southeast of Medan city, of which it is effectively a suburb. The district comprises eight administrative "villages", listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census and as at the official estimates for mid 2024, all of which have the status

Pannai, Panai or Pane was a Buddhist kingdom located on the east coast of Northern Sumatra that existed between the 11th and 14th centuries. The kingdom was located on the Barumun River and Panai River valleys, in today's Labuhan Batu and South Tapanuli regencies. Because surviving inscriptions and historical records of this period are scarce, the kingdom is among the least known political entities in Indonesian history. Historians suggest that Pannai was probably a principality or a vassal allied under the Srivijayan mandala and later to Dharmasraya kingdom.

village in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia