Profile of North Sumatra Province

North Sumatra Province located at 1 ° - 4 ° North latitude and 98 ° - 100 ° east longitude , which in 2004 had 18 districts and 7 cities , and consists of 328 sub-districts , the overall North Sumatra province has 5,086 villages and 382 wards.
A land area of ​​71,680 km of North Sumatra Province 2 , North Sumatra widely famous for its plantations , until now , continues to be the belle of the plantation economy of the province . The plantation is managed by private companies or the state . North Sumatra produces rubber , cocoa , tea , palm oil , coffee , cloves , coconut , cinnamon , and tobacco . The plantation is spread in Deli Serdang , Langkat , Simelungun , shavings , Labuan Batu , and South Tapanuli .

These commodities have been exported to many foreign countries and contributed greatly to Indonesia .In addition to the commodities , North Sumatra is also known as a producer of horticultural commodities ( vegetables and fruits ) ; eg Orange Medan , Deli Cashew , Vegetable Cabbage , Tomato , Potato , and Carrot generated by Karo , Simelungun and North Tapanuli . The horticultural products have been exported to Malaysia and Singapore .
Provincial Government ( Provincial Government ) North Sumatra also has built a range of infrastructure and infrastructure to facilitate trade both between districts in North Sumatra and North Sumatra provinces among others . The private sector is also involved with establishing various properties for commerce , offices, hotels and others . Of course other sectors , such as cooperatives , mining and energy , industry , tourism , post and telecommunications , transmigration , and social sector also developed . To facilitate the coordination of development , the North Sumatra Development is divided into four regions .
North Sumatra is a province which is the fourth largest population in Indonesia after West Java , East Java and Central Java . According to the results of a complete enumeration of Census of Population ( SP ) 1990 population of North Sumatra on October 31, 1990 ( Census Day ) totaled 10.81 million, and in 2002 , the population of North Sumatra is estimated at 11.85 million . North Sumatra population density in 1990 was 143 people per km 2 and in 2002 increased to 165 inhabitants per km 2 , while the population growth rate in North Sumatra during the period 1990-2000 is 1.20 percent per year .
Labor Force Participation Rate ( LFPR ) of North Sumatra seems to fluctuate each year . In 2000 . LFPR in this area amounted to 57.34 percent in 2001 rose to 57.70 percent in 2002 rose again to 69.45 percent .