Pematangsiantar, Administrative city in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Pematangsiantar is an administrative city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, that spreads through eight districts with residential and commercial neighborhoods. Streets run through densely built areas with small shops, food stalls, and open courtyards between rows of houses.
The city grew from a kingdom under the Damanik dynasty and passed to Dutch colonial administration after its end in 1907. This administrative shift changed the urban layout and introduced new trade routes that shaped the place permanently.
The Indonesian name refers to a white bamboo forest that once covered the present urban area and still appears in local storytelling today. Weekly markets offer regional spice blends and handwoven fabrics made by women from surrounding villages.
The highway connects the place with larger cities on the island and runs through agricultural regions with palm groves and rice paddies. Minibuses and trains operate regularly and offer seating for longer rides through the highlands.
A Buddhist temple houses a tall Guanyin statue, considered the highest religious figure of its kind in Indonesia and drawing pilgrims from other regions. The figure stands in a courtyard surrounded by incense sticks and prayer beads.
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Pematang Siantar Zoo
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37.4 km
Simalungun Museum
619 m
Batu Gajah megalithic site
18.8 km
Bolon Pematang Purba Cultural House Museum
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706 mSwimbath
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3.3 kmScenic viewpoint
36.4 kmBukit beta geopark
39.9 kmFerry to Simanindo including vehicles
35.1 kmMonkey bridge
33.2 kmTanjung unta
34.9 kmTanjung unta
34.8 kmStone Chairs
39.9 kmNaturel springs. So beautiful. Polu batu name.
2.1 kmPatung Dewi Kwan Im
1.2 kmScenic viewpoint
33.5 kmTemple with big statue
1.2 kmScenic viewpoint
33 kmScenic viewpoint
34.5 kmScenic viewpoint
36.1 kmNice view
39.9 kmView on the lake
35.2 kmWonderful a view around Toba lake
36 kmScenic viewpoint
35.7 kmScenic viewpoint
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1.7 km
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