Pematangsiantar
Sign in to savePematangsiantar (Simalungun Batak pronunciation: [pə.ma.taŋ.si.an.tar]) (sometimes written as Pematang Siantar, acronym PS or P. Siantar, colloquially just Siantar), and also known as the City of Pematangsiantar, is an independent city in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, surrounded by, but not part of, the Simalungun Regency, making Pematangsiantar an enclave within Simalungun Regency. Pematangsiantar formerly had the status of a second-level district (daerah tingkat dua) and was the administrative centre of the surrounding Regency, but in 1986 it was elevated to Kota (City) and separated
Key facts
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- Pematangsiantar
- Settlement.official_name
- City of Pematangsiantar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
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- Other
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- Batak
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- ᯈᯩᯕᯖᯰᯙᯫᯁᯉ᯳ᯖᯓ᯳
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- ᯃᯬᯖ ᯈᯩᯕᯖᯰᯙᯫᯁᯉ᯳ᯖᯓ᯳ (Sapangambei Manoktok Hitei)
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- Balai_Kota_Pematangsiantar_01.jpg
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- Pematangsiantar City Hall
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- 250px
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- Logo kota pematangsiantar.png
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- Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kota Pematangsiantar.svg
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- Location within North Sumatra
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- Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
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- Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
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- Country
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- Province
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- Mayor
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Siantar Kingdom
- Dutch and Japanese Colonial Era
- Independence and Contemporary Era
- Geography
- Climate
- Governance
- Administrative divisions
- Demographics
- Ethnics, Languages and Religion
- Economy
- Culture
- Landmarks and Tourism
- Cuisine
- Transportation
- References
Pematangsiantar (Simalungun Batak pronunciation: [pə.ma.taŋ.si.an.tar]) (sometimes written as Pematang Siantar, acronym PS or P. Siantar, colloquially just Siantar), and also known as the City of Pematangsiantar, is an independent city in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, surrounded by, but not part of, the Simalungun Regency, making Pematangsiantar an enclave within Simalungun Regency. Pematangsiantar formerly had the status of a second-level district (daerah tingkat dua) and was the administrative centre of the surrounding Regency, but in 1986 it was elevated to Kota (City) and separated from the Regency.
Its population was 229,525 in the 2005 Intermediate Census, 234,698 in the 2010 Census and 268,254 in the 2020 Census. The official estimate as of mid-2024 was 277,054, making it the second-largest city in the province after the provincial capital of Medan. In addition to the areas within the city limits, the neighbouring district (kecamatan) of Siantar immediately to the east is administratively a part of Simalungun Regency and contains the eastern suburbs of the city; it covers 73.99 km2 and had a population at the 2020 Census of 73,536, increasing to 76,989 by mid-2024.