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.