Tours of North Sumatra in Indonesia

North Sumatra is a province located on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. This province is a multi-ethnic region that is inhabited by many tribes.

There are 419 islands in the provision of North Sumatra. Outer islands is the island Simuk (Nias island), and idol in the straits of Sumatra island (Malacca).

Nias island Nias island consists of a main island and other small islands around it. Nias Island lies off the west coast of the Indian Ocean coast. Government center is located in Gunung Sitoli.

Batu Islands consist of 51 islands with 4 large islands: Sibuasi, Pini, Tanahbala, Tanahmasa. Central government on the island Pulautelo Sibuasi. Batu Islands are located in the southeastern islands of Nias.

Other islands in North Sumatra: Imanna, troops, Bring, Hamutaia, Batumakalele, Lego, Masa, Bau, Simaleh, Makole, Jake, and Sigata, Wunga.

In North Sumatra, there are currently two national parks, the Gunung Leuser National Park and Batang Gadis National Park. According to the Decree of the Minister of Forestry, No. 44 of 2005, forest area in North Sumatra is 3,742,120 hectares (ha). Which consists of the Natural Area Reserve / Nature Conservation Area covering an area of ​​477,070 ha, 1,297,330 ha of Protection Forest, Limited Production Forests 879,270 ha, 1,035,690 ha of Permanent Production Forest and convertible production forest area of ​​52,760 ha.

Some of Tourism in North Sumatra Region :

1. Kabupaten Asahan
   
2. Kabupaten Batubara
3. Kabupaten Dairi
4. Kabupaten Deli Serdag
   
5. Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan
6. Kabupaten Karo
   
7. Kabupaten Labuhanbatu
8. Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan
9. Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Utara
10. Kabupaten Langkat
11. Kabupaten Mandailing Natal
    
12. Kabupaten Nias
13. Kabupaten Nias Barat
14. Kabupaten Nias Selatan
15. Kabupaten Nias Utara
16. Kabupaten Padang Lawas
17. Kabupaten Padang Lawas Utara
18. Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat
19. Kabupaten Samosir
20. Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai
21. Kabupaten Simalungun
22. Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan
23. Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah
    
24. Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara
25. Kabupaten Toba Samosir
26. Kota Binjai
27. Kota Gunungsitoli
28. Kota Medan
    
29. Kota Padangsidempuan
30. Kota Pematangsiantar
31. Kota Sibolga
    
32. Kota Tanjungbalai
33. Kota Tebing Tinggi
    

PAPUA CULTURE IN INDONESIA

Papua is a province of Indonesia which is located at the center of the island's most eastern part of Papua or West New Guinea (Irian Jaya). Eastern hemisphere is a country of Papua New Guinea or East New Guinea.

Papua Province covers the entire territory of Papua before the west, so often referred to as West Papua, particularly by the Free Papua Organization (OPM), the Nationalists who want independence from Indonesia and establish their own state. During the colonial Dutch East Indies, the region is known as Dutch New Guinea (Nederlands New Guinea or Dutch New Guinea). Following are under control of Indonesia, the region known as West Irian province from 1969 until 1973. His name was later changed to Irian Jaya by Soeharto inaugurated at the copper and gold mine freeport, a name still used officially until 2002.

The name was changed to Papua province in accordance with Law no. 21 of 2001 concerning the special autonomy in Papua. In 2004, accompanied by various protests, papua divided into 2 provinces by the government of Indonesia: The eastern part kept the name Papua, while the western part of the Province of West Irian Jaya (West Papua year later became). which is the eastern province of Papua at the moment. Papua word itself comes from the Malay language which means curly hair, part of the picture that spurred on the physical appearance of the original tribes.

CULTURE IN PAPUA

1. Culture-Dance Dance

Coastal communities have a variety of cultural dances they used to call the Yosim Deconvolution (YOSPAN), in which there are many forms of motion such as: (Gale-Gale dance, dance ballad, Dance Paradise, Three Pacul dance, Dance Now, Dance Sajojo .) The dance usually performed by the public beach and mountain communities in essence played or played in various kesmpatan the same as: in welcoming guests of honor, in welcoming foreign tourists and most often played is in traditional ceremonies. especially dance arrows usually played or sung by people in the party mountainous rock fuels or commonly referred to barapen by coastal communities. This dance performed by young men gallant and brave.

with cultural dances and cultural dances Yospan Arrow's unique, rich and beautiful are the parents since ancient hope they inherited a culture that has not faded to the next generation, not drowning and not buried by the times which grow increasingly advanced. its predecessor is that parents expect too cultural dances they have created with the various waves of difficulty, distress and unrest are not quickly forgotten by the next generation. they also hope that in the absence of Papua's rich culture progresses, the more well known among people in their own country as well known among overseas and also growing towards a better which in essence can still lift degree, dignity, and dignity of the Papuans.

2. Marriage Culture

Marriage is the most urgent needs for everyone. thus the people of Papua both in coastal areas and mountainous regions to set the rules in customary law did not violate the essence for the community and does not happen a variety of unwanted noise. in the exchange of marriage be upheld parents of the men are entitled to pay the dowry seebagai sign the purchase of women or the woman. As for the beach community for a variety of dowry to be paid such as: pay a hanging plate or split plate, bracelets, cloth east (especially for people in the southern region of Papua) and many more. different from the demand requested by the mountain communities such as: skin bia (a type of money that has been circulating in the mountain communities since several centuries ago), pig pet, and so forth. in dowry payments will occur if the parents agree on the part of men to meet all demands requested by the parent than the female.