About Rantau Prapat

                                    
          Rantauprapat Labuhanbatu is the capital district, North Sumatra. This city for some people often confused with Parapat, but instead, Rantau Prapat city located 288 km from Medan. Rantau Prapat previous status is an administrative city was abolished in 2003 became a regular district town because it does not meet the increasing requirements of the autonomous region.
                                    

Geographically, in the middle of the city Rantauprapat large rivers flowing named Bilah River. Bilah River plays an important role in the economy of the community in the past. Even where the river slats background for the emergence of Rantauprapat City. At that time, the only means of transportation is only through the river, so it often became a haven Rantauprapat traders and immigrants from the upstream to the downstream. So that the term Rantauprapat thought to have come from a combination of the word "immigrants and docked”.

            Apart from being the capital of Labuhanbatu District, Rantauprapat once the administrative city. However, since the era of regional autonomy, its status is removed again as its capital. The city is located in 2 districts, the District of North Rantau Rantau District and South. Due to the development of the city, city limits Rantauprapat has experienced expansion, including most of the District of West Bilah is now included in the area of ​​urban development Rantauprapat.

            Labuhanbatu district is one of the districts in the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The capital of the district is located in Rantau Prapat. Labuhanbatu district is famous with the results of oil palm and rubber. However, people always called Rantauprapat as dollar city because of this city’s ultimate. In the beginning of this district area is 9223.18 km², while the total population of 1,431,605 inhabitants in 2007.

            "Rantau Prapat" Not Equal "Prapat". Many people outside the area Rantauprapat who consider "Prapat" and "Rantauprapat" is the same city, but "Rantau Prapat" is not synonymous with "Prapat". Rantau Prapat within 288 km from Medan, close to the border of Riau. While Prapat is closer to the center of Medan. To go to this town could Railways of Medan, with a distance of 6.5 hours. While from Pekanbaru itself, we can travel for 8-9 hours using a landline such as a car or bus.

 

Culinary City Rantauprapat

            Rantauprapat is a district town in the province of North Sumatra. The distance of approximately 288 Km Medan city that can be reached by train and bus. Rantauprapat city in terms of population is quite heterogeneous. Culture in the city of various tribes, Malay, Batak Toba, mandailing, karo, Minang, Acehnese, Javanese, Simalungun, Fakfak and so on. Including tionghoa have long settled in the city center.

            Typical cuisine of the city is strongly influenced by the Malay culture to culture but acculturated with Minang,  Batak and Javanese. Ratauprapat people taste already familiar with coconut milj dishes such as Gulai, and foods sweat like Rendang and Balado sauce or sambal belacan.

            And many more unique culinary in Rantauprapat city like, chicken is typical food Mandailaing. Flavour using toasted coconut pounded plus other spices and doused with coconut milk cooked. Previous chicken was burned first and cut into small pieces. Anyang chicken this time presented together with Pakat. Pakat is a young rattan. Before peeled from the skin surface, Pakat burned first. Pakat were encountered especially during the Ramadhan. Eaten with Anyang and Urap. However, there is Bitter taste, but many people enjoy it.

           

            Veteran is one of the locations that become the culinary center at night. Average seller with a cart., Gathered lined up along the road. There are a wide variety of culinary here. Boil noodles here are not the same as the Java Boil noodles sauce just spicy garlic and hazelnut. This Boil noodles thick sauce, was given corn starch as a thickener. The sauce was full of flavor. In addition to wet noodles, there is to know, bean sprouts, boiled and dried shrimp as a complement. Devoured while it still hot.

 There is another culinary mainstay of this one, the Sate Kerang. Sate Kerang served with a variety of condiments. Spice seasoning is basically rendang. However there are present it is still wet, some with dried herbs with rasp coconut that have been roasted and ground. Spicy taste at once savory give the impression in this culinary.

Vacation Places on Rantauprapat

Rantauprapat is a small town that serves as one of the capital city of North Sumatra Province. Namely the Capital District Labuhanbatu. Rantauprapat also has many natural attractions and shopping.

One of great nature place in Rantauprapat is, Aek Buruh. Aek buruh is bathing place where river water under the feet of the hill with a view of the green and soothing. Approximately if we drive from the city to the Aek Buruh, it takes 25 minutes. Could use the car and motorcycle. Can also take public transportation to the intersection of the gate entry. There is no admission fee, except renting buoys (tire). You can enjoy that place until satisfied with the views of the foothills that green and cool.

There again, Gunung Gajah and Liontin. Distance from city Rantauprapat city approximately 45 minutes. Located in the village Firdaus Village. Mountain view that call Gunung Gajah made people fed up with that place. Because under that mountain there is a clear flow of water to bath. Despite its location in the middle of rubber and oil palm, but the beauty of the mountain made tourist get interest to this place. Especially for the youngers. Perhaps because the location does not need much of cost and can carry cookware. so that on Sundays and public holidays bathing location is very crowded of people.

Rantauprapat city for shopping centers have at least 2 mall are Suzuya. And a traditional market, named Gelugur Market. We can get anything we want. Clothes, school tools, cookware, accessories, anything. About price, we can make some negotiation with the seller to get something with a cheap cost. There is another new recreation area in Rantauprapat, Boombara Waterpark directly become the largest water recreation in Newbury because the available variety of exciting water rides were fun. 

          Boombara Waterpark is a water recreational facility the most dominant in the City Rantauprapat, strategic location and not too far from the city center could be the first choice for those of you who want to travel without having to travel far out of town. With cheap ticket to reach Boombara Waterpark could be a family of alternative entertainment