Rantau Prapat

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Rantau Prapat
Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese兰陶帕拉帕
 • Jawiرنتاو ڤاراڤات
Country Indonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total170,462
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

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 170,462 at the 2020 Census.[3]

Administration[]

Rantau Prapat 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, 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 [4] and 2020 Census.[5]

Name Area in
km2		 Population
Census
2010[4]		 Population
Census
2020[6]
Rantau Selatan
(South Rantau Prapat)		 64.32 57,948 73,977
Rantau Utara
(North Rantau Prapat)		 112.47 82,830 96,485

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]

Coordinates: 2°20′N 100°03′E / 2.333°N 100.050°E / 2.333; 100.050

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. ^ "Climate: Rantau Prapat". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.


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