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About KLIA2



KLIA2 - Next Generation Hub for the low cost / full services carriers


What is KLIA2

The new Malaysia Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2), is built to be Malaysia's Next Generation Hub - International Airport Hub - that allows seamless connectivity for both local and international low-cost plus full-service carriers.
The Malaysia Airport KLIA2 is built to cater for the explosive growth in low-cost travel industry. It is planned to accommodate 45 million passengers a year. The KLIA2 is designed and built with bigger capacity and superior facilities, replacing the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) which was having capacity constraints and growth limitations.


The new Malaysia Airport KLIA2 is measured to be at least 257,000 sqm, with 60 gates, 8 remote stands, 80 aerobridges, plus a retail space of 32,000 sqm to accommodate 225 retail outlets.


Costing around 4 billion Malaysia Ringgit, the KLIA2 was scheduled to be opened on 28 June,2013. Due to construction delay, the new KLIA2 terminal is officially opened on 2 May 2014.


Comparison Between KLIA, LCCT and KLIA2

KLIA2 layout plan
Passenger Capacity (yearly)
KLIA 25 million
LCCT 15 million
KLIA2 45 million
Terminal Size (sqm)
KLIA 479,404
LCCT 64,067
KLIA2 257,000

Cost
KLIA About RM10 Billion
LCCT RM300 Million (terminal only)
KLIA2 RM4 Billion (estimated)

Passenger Comfort (capacity / floor space)
KLIA 52 pax per sqm
LCCT 234 pax per sqm
KLIA2 124 pax per sqm

Car Park (lots)
KLIA 6,208 & 5,509 (uncovered)
LCCT 3,000 (uncovered)
KLIA2 6,000 (covered)

Runway Access
KLIA Runway 1 and 2 at KLIA
LCCT Runway 1 and 2 at KLIA
KLIA2 Runway 1, 2, new 4km runway 3

Retail Space (sqm)
KLIA 19,425
LCCT 8,898
KLIA2 32,000 (estimated)




What is the cost

The opening of the Malaysia Airport KLIA2 has been delayed five times from its initial target in September 2011 and has since saw its initial budget of RM1.6 billion skyrocketed to RM4 billion*. The final cost of the project will be revealed when the project is completed and finalized. The MAHB will compile everything in a report and pass it to Transport minister once it is ready.
Date & Events
Jul 2007 KLIA2 would cost RM1.7 billion. This was announced by then-Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat. Read the story.
Mar 2009 KLIA2 budget increased to RM2.0 billion. Read the story.
Oct 2010 KLIA2 cost ballooned to RM2.5 billion. Read the story.
Nov 2011 KLIA2 cost more than doubled compared to 2007 at RM3.9 billion according to Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB). Read the story.
Jul 2012 AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes said KLIA2 cost had escalated to RM5 billion. But authorities denied the figure. Read the story.
Oct 2012 KLIA2 cost had increased to RM4 billion, Transport Minister Abdul Rahim Bakri told the parliament. Read the story.
Aug 2013 Acting Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said KLIA2 would not cost more than RM4 billion. Read the story.
9 Feb 2014 Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Karpawi, the chief of Special Cabinet Taskforce on KLIA2 confirmed Hishamuddin’s statement that the cost would not exceed RM4 billion.
31 Mar 2014 Abdul Aziz admitted to The Edge Financial Daily that the cost of KLIA2 airport is more than RM4 billion. Read the story.
10 Jun 2014 Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi said the construction of the Kuala Lumpur international airport 2 (KLIA2) is among Malaysia's best achievements in the global arena because the cost only entailed RM3.92 billion and it was completed in four years unlike other similar terminals elsewhere. Read the story.
25 Jul 2014 The total cost for building the mega-hybrid airport KLIA2, which began operations on May 2, is RM4.5 billion which ballooned from the last capped budget of RM4 billion. Read the story.


Where is KLIA2

Located less than 2km away from KLIA, The Malaysia Airport KLIA2 links the low-cost carrier and legacy airline passengers together for a seamless transit to any destination worldwide. A new Express Rail Link extension is constructed to connect KLIA to KLIA2.
Location of KLIA2
KLIA2 Road map and location
Address:
Terminal klia2, KL International Airport Jalan klia 2/1, 64000 KLIA, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. See Google map
Telephone: (603) - 8778 5000
GPS Coordinates: 2.7433° N, 101.6981° E
Distance to KLIA: About 2KM
Distance to LCCT: About 16KM
KLIA2 Layout Plan | Departure Hall | Arrival Hall | Satellite
There are many transportation options on how to go to the Malaysia Airport KLIA2? Here is a list of transportation options:
Transportation option
Car, Private vehicle
Private vehicles (Drive your own car)
Varies (Fuel + Toll Fare), 30 mins ~ 180 mins
Check Toll Fare
Taxi, Limo, Cab
Taxis, Cab, Airport limo
Fare: RM33.00 - RM300.00, Duration: 30 mins ~ 180 mins
Check taxi fare from KLIA2
KLIA Ekspres
KLIA Ekspres Train
Fastest way to go to KLIA2 and KLIA
From KL Sentral to KLIA2 station (RM35.00, 33 mins)
KLIA Transit
KLIA Transit Train
Fast train service between KLIA, KLIA2 and all KLIA Transit stations
● From KL Sentral to KLIA2 station (RM35.00, 39 mins)
KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter Train (from KL Sentral KTM station to Nilai Komuter station)
Fare: RM4.70 (KTM Komuter) + RM1.50 (feeder bus to KLIA2), Duration: 40 mins (KTM Komuter) + 15 mins ~ 20 mins (bus)
Check KTM Komuter Fare



When is KLIA ready

KLIA2 Construction work
Malaysia Airport KLIA2 starts construction on 31 August 2010.
The Malaysia Airport KLIA2 opens for full operations on 2 May 2014.
The KLIA2 is built to cater for the explosive growth in low cost travel. The KLIA2 terminal was first designed to cater 30 million passengers a year, measured about 150,000 sqm, and was scheduled to complete in April 2012 for 2 billion Malaysia Ringgit. See pictures of design.
During its construction phase, the KLIA2 terminal is revised to 257,000 sqm, a 71% increase, with the capacity to cater up to 45 million passengers a year. The cost is increased to 3.6 billion Malaysia Ringgit, and it is rescheduled to open in May 2013. See pictures of construction.
Being built at a cost around 4 billion Malaysia Ringgit, the KLIA2 was scheduled to be opened in 28 June, 2013. But due to construction delay, the new Malaysia Airport KLIA2 finally opened on 2 May 2014.

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Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu

Dari Wikipedia bahasa Indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas
Bandar Udara Internasional
Kualanamu

Kualanamu International Airport
Kuala-Namu.jpg
Apron Bandar Udara Kualanamu
IATA: KNOICAO: WIMM
Ikhtisar
Jenis bandara Publik
Pemilik Pemerintah Indonesia
Pengelola PT Angkasa Pura II
Melayani Medan, Sumatera Utara
Lokasi Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara
Penghubung untuk
Kota fokus untuk Medan, Sumatera Utara
Dibuka 25 Juli 2013
Koordinat 3°38′32″LU 98°52′42″BTKoordinat: 3°38′32″LU 98°52′42″BT
Situs web http://kualanamu-airport.co.id/
Peta
KNO is located in Sumatra Topography
KNO
Lokasi Bandara di Sumatera
Landas pacu
Arah Panjang Permukaan
m ft
05/23 3.750 12.303 Aspal
Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu (IATA: KNOICAO: WIMM) adalah sebuah bandar udara internasional yang melayani kota Medan dan sekitarnya. Bandara ini terletak 39 km dari kota Medan. Bandara ini adalah bandara terbesar kedua di Indonesia setelah Bandar Udara Internasional Soekarno-Hatta.[1] Lokasi bandara ini merupakan bekas areal perkebunan PT Perkebunan Nusantara II Tanjung Morawa yang terletak di Beringin, Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara. Pembangunan bandara ini merupakan bagian dari MP3EI, untuk menggantikan Bandar Udara Internasional Polonia yang telah berusia lebih dari 85 tahun. Bandara Kualanamu diharapkan dapat menjadi bandara pangkalan transit internasional untuk kawasan Sumatera dan sekitarnya. Bandara ini mulai beroperasi sejak 25 Juli 2013 meskipun ada fasilitas yang belum sepenuhnya selesai dikerjakan.

Daftar isi

Sejarah

Latar belakang pembangunan

Pemindahan bandara ke Kualanamu telah direncanakan sejak tahun 1992. Dalam kunjungan kerja ke Medan oleh Menteri Perhubungan saat itu, Azwar Anas, berkata bahwa demi keselamatan penerbangan, bandara akan dipindah ke luar kota.
Persiapan pembangunan diawali pada 1 Agustus 1997, namun krisis moneter yang dimulai pada tahun yang sama kemudian memaksa rencana pembangunan ditunda. Sejak saat itu kabar mengenai bandara ini jarang terdengar lagi, hingga kecelakaan pesawat Mandala Airlines terjadi pada 5 September 2005. Kecelakaan ini menewaskan Gubernur Sumatera Utara Tengku Rizal Nurdin dan juga menyebabkan beberapa warga yang tinggal di sekitar wilayah bandara tewas akibat letak bandara yang terlalu dekat dengan pemukiman. Hal ini menyebabkan munculnya kembali seruan agar bandara udara di Medan segera dipindahkan ke tempat yang lebih sesuai. Selain itu, kapasitas Polonia yang telah melebihi batasnya juga merupakan salah satu faktor direncanakannya pemindahan bandara.
Rencana pembangunan selama bertahun-tahun terhambat masalah pembebasan lahan. Pada 1 Juli 2006, baru 1.650 hektaree lahan yang telah tidak bermasalah, sementara lahan yang dihuni 71 kepala keluarga lainnya masih sedang dinegosiasikan. Pada 1 November 2006 dilaporkan bahwa Angkasa Pura II telah menyelesaikan seluruh pembebasan lahan.[2]

Perkembangan

Pada 1 November 2011, bandara ini telah 70% selesai dan direncanakan selesai 100% pada tahun akhir 2012 yang termasuk jalan raya nontol, jalur kereta api & jalan raya tol yang akan dibangun setelahnya.[3]
Pada awal tahun 2013, perkembangannya telah mencapai 95%. Pada 10 Januari 2013, bandara ini melakukan percobaan sistem navigasi dan teknis. Bandara ini dibuka pada 25 Juli 2013.[4]
Pada 27 Maret 2014, bandara ini diresmikan operasionalnya oleh Presiden Republik Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono bersamaan dengan peresmian pembangunan beberapa bandara di Pulau Sumatera.[5]

Fasilitas dan infrastruktur


Interior ruang tunggu Bandara Kualanamu
Tahap I bandara dapat menampung 8,1 juta-penumpang dan 10.000 pergerakan pesawat per tahun,[6] sementara setelah selesainya tahap II bandara ini rencananya akan menampung 25 juta penumpang per tahun.
Luas terminal penumpang yang akan dibangun adalah sekitar 6,5 hektaree dengan fasilitas area komersial seluas 3,5 hektaree & fasilitas kargo seluas 1,3 hektaree. Bandara Internasional Kualanamu memiliki panjang landas pacu 3,75 km yang cocok untuk didarati pesawat sebesar Boeing 747 & mempunyai 8 garbarata. Walaupun fasilitasnya belum terpasang, bandara ini sanggup didarati oleh pesawat penumpang Airbus A380. Bandara ini juga adalah bandara keempat di Indonesia yang bisa didarati Airbus A380 selain Bandar Udara Internasional Hang Nadim, Surabaya dan Jakarta.

Mengintip kemegahan Bandara Kuala Namu Medan

Pembangunan bandara yang memiliki luas 1.367 hektar ini dijadwalkan akan rampung pada 25 Juli mendatang.









    VIVAnews – Jelang tengah malam, Rabu 24 Juli 2013, Lion Air dan Air Asia menjadi dua pesawat komersial terakhir yang mendarat di Bandara Polonia, Medan, untuk selamanya. Bandara yang sudah beroperasi lebih dari 70 tahun itu resmi berhenti beroperasi dan akan difungsikan menjadi Pangkalan TNI Angkatan Udara.

    Peran Polonia kini digantikan oleh Bandara Internasional Kualanamu di Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara, yang berukuran 10 kali lipat lebih luas dari Bandara Polonia. Kualanamu mulai beroperasi tepat pukul 00.01 WIB, Kamis 25 Juli 2013. Garuda Indonesia tujuan Jakarta menjadi pesawat pertama yang terbang dari landasan Kualanamu pada pukul 05.00 WIB pagi. Ada 118
    penerbangan dari Kualanamu pada hari pertama pengoperasian bandara itu.

    Kualanamu berdiri di lahan seluas 1.365 hektare. Bandara ini memiliki panjang landasan 3.750 x 60 meter. Bandara yang dibangun selama enam tahun dengan anggaran Rp5,8 triliun ini – Rp3,3 triliun dari APBN dan Rp2,5 triliun dari PT Angkasa Pura II – mampu didarati pesawat berbadan lebar sekelas Boeing 747-400 serta Airbus.

    Luas terminal penumpang di Kualanamu sebesar 118.930 meter persegi, dan mampu menampung 8,1 juta penumpang per tahun – bandingkan dengan daya tampung Bandara Polonia yang hanya 900 ribu penumpang per tahun. Pada tahap pengembangan lanjutan, Kualanamu bahkan didesain mencapai kapasitas maksimal untuk melayani hingga 22,1 juta penumpang per tahun.

    Desain interior Bandara Kualanamu.
    Desan interior Bandara Kualanamu (autoages.blogspot.com)

    Menteri BUMN Dahlan Iskan menilai Bandara Kualanamu berpotensi menjadi bandara terbaik di Indonesia. Bandara ini punya keunggulan sistem navigasi yang lebih canggih, sistem transportasi jalan tol serta kereta api yang terintegrasi dan berhenti langsung di areal bandara, dan stasiun pengisian bahan bakar pesawat yang juga terintegrasi dengan bandara sehingga mobil Pertamina tak perlu lagi meluncur mendekati pesawat untuk mengisi bahan bakar.

    Bandara Kualanamu juga menerapkan sistem terbuka untuk proses check-in dengan areal check-in yang luas. Ada sebanyak 80 counter check-in yang telah dilengkapi teknologi Baggage Handling System – teknologi penanganan bagasi otomatis yang pertama kali digunakan oleh bandara di Indonesia. Teknologi asal Belanda ini juga diterapkan di Bandara Changi dan Hong Kong.

    Selain itu, Kualanamu memiliki tingkat pendeteksi keamanan tertinggi hingga level 5. Teknologi ini memungkinkan penumpang untuk check-in bagasi di counter manapun tanpa takut barangnya tertukar jadwal penerbangan. Bandara ini juga dilengkapi 8 garbarata (avio bridge) yang menghubungkan penumpang langsung dari area keberangkatan di dalam terminal menuju kabin pesawat.

    Ambisi hub terbesar di kawasan

    Bandara Kualanamu punya target jadi bandara pengumpul (hub) terbesar di kawasan Asia Tenggara. Ambisi besar Kualanamu adalah mengalahkan Bandara Internasional Changi di Singapura dan Bandara Internasional Kuala Lumpur di Malaysia pada tahun 2018.

    Direktur Utama PT Angkasa Pura II, Tri S. Sunoko, beberapa waktu lalu mengatakan optimis target itu dapat dicapai dengan kerja keras. “Namun itu butuh waktu,” kata dia. Untuk mempersiapkan diri menjadi bandara yang diperhitungkan secara internasional, Angkasa Pura II tahun lalu telah resmi menunjuk Bandara Internasional Incheon di Korea Selatan sebagai sister airport dari Kualanamu.

    Dengan demikian, Kualanamu didesain mengadopsi sistem Incheon dalam mengelola bandara. Incheon adalah bandara terbesar di Korsel dan salah satu yang tersibuk Asia. Lebih dari 33 juta penumpang menjejali Incheon setiap tahunnya. Hanya dalam waktu lima tahun sejak mulai beroperasi tahun 2001, Icheon telah menyabet penghargaan Bandara Terbaik Dunia dari Airports Council International selama 7 tahun berturut-turut.

    “Maka kami (Kualanamu) juga menargetkan lima tahun (untuk mengalahkan bandara di Singapura dan Malaysia) dengan kerja keras serta dukungan dari pemerintah daerah,” kata Tri. Kualanamu dan Incheon dinilai mempunyai keunggulan yang sama, yakni posisi strategis. Incheon terletak di antara Jepang dan China, sedangkan Kualanamu terletak di antara Singapura dan Kuala Lumpur.

    Ke depannya, penerbangan dari Indonesia menuju negara-negara lain tak perlu transit di Kuala Lumpur atau Singapura karena dapat langsung terbang dari Kualanamu di Deli Serdang Sumatera Utara. Sebaliknya, penerbangan dari luar negeri menuju Indonesia juga tidak perlu transit di Changi atau Kuala Lumpur.

    Bandara Internasional Kuala Namu, Sumatera Utara
    Bandara Kualanamu (id.wikipedia.org)

    Apabila Kualanamu di masa depan diproyeksikan menjadi hub regional di Asia Tenggara, maka Bandara Soekarno-Hatta di Jakarta yang terletak di tengah-tengah Jakarta akan diposisikan menjadi hub domestik. “Di Soetta, komposisinya akan menjadi 80 persen melayani penerbangan domestik dan 20 persen melayani penerbangan internasional,” kata Tri.

    Ia mengatakan, selama ini hub internasional di Soetta hanya ke Australia sehingga perkembangan Soetta sebagai bandara internasional tidak terlalu maju. Bandingkan dengan letak geografis Kualanamu yang lebih strategis, di mana dari segi jarak amat dekat dengan Singapura dan Malaysia, serta hanya enam jam penerbangan dari Korea Selatan.

    Aksesibilitas

    PT Angkasa Pura II selaku pengelola Bandara Kualanamu menyediakan armada transportasi umum untuk mempermudah para calon penumpang. Minimal ada tiga jenis transportasi yang dapat digunakan menuju bandara terbesar kedua di Indonesia itu.

    Gerbang Bandara Internasional Kualanamu.
    Gerbang Bandara Kualanamu (autoages.blogspot.com)

    Pertama, calon penumpang dapat menggunakan jasa Kereta Api Bandara. Kereta menjadi moda yang paling disarankan karena akses jalan raya dari Medan menuju Bandara Kualanamu masih belum maksimal. PT Railink sebagai pengelola Kereta Api Bandara Kualanamu menyediakan fasilitas khusus berbasis rel pertama bagi bandara di Indonesia yang mengantar-jemput penumpang dari Stasiun Besar Medan menuju Bandara Kualanamu, dan sebaliknya.

    Dari Stasiun Besar Medan, kereta pertama berangkat ke Kualanamu pukul 03.55 WIB. Sementara pemberangkatan terakhir dari Kualanamu menuju Medan disesuaikan dengan jadwal penerbangan terakhir, yakni pukul 00.15 WIB. Tarif untuk KA Bandara ini dipatok Rp80 ribu per orang untuk sekali jalan, dengan waktu tempuh rata-rata 35-40 menit.

    Kereta Api Bandara Kualanamu
    Kereta api Bandara Kualanamu (ANTARA/Septianda Perdana)

    Kedua, calon penumpang bisa menggunakan taksi dengan jarak tempuh sekitar 40 kilometer dari kota Medan dan lama perjalanan 60-90 menit pada kondisi lalu lintas lancar. Tarif resmi taksi per sekali jalan dari Medan ke Kualanamu rata-rata berkisar Rp145 ribu. Jika lewat jalan tol, sesungguhnya jarak bisa ditempuh hanya dalam waktu 30 menit. Namun jalan tol ini pengerjaannya belum 100 persen selesai.

    Ketiga, calon penumpang bisa menggunakan bus Damri yang tersedia di dua lokasi di kota Medan, yaitu Jalan Gatot Subroto (Carrefour) dengan tarif Rp15 ribu, dan Amplas dengan tarif Rp10 ribu per orang per sekali jalan. Waktu tempuh dengan bus Damri ini tak terpaut jauh dari taksi. Selain angkutan bus Damri, tersedia pula shelter bus yang disiapkan PO Bus ALS di Binjai dengan tarif Rp30 ribu per orang. (eh)

Selamat Datang Bandara Internasional Kualanamu

Bandara paling modern dan canggih di Indonesia resmi beroperasi.
Selamat Datang Bandara Internasional Kualanamu
Bandara Internasional Kualanamu di Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara, resmi beroperasi menggantikan Bandara Polonia. (ANTARA FOTO/Septianda Perdana)

Tebing Tinggi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tebing Tinggi
City
Street view of Tebing Tinggi
Street view of Tebing Tinggi
Location of Tebing Tinggi in Indonesia
Location of Tebing Tinggi in Indonesia
Tebing Tinggi is located in Indonesia
Tebing Tinggi
Tebing Tinggi
Location of Tebing Tinggi in Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°19′10″N 99°9′8″ECoordinates: 3°19′10″N 99°9′8″E
Province North Sumatra
Country Indonesia
Area
 • Total 31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 145,180
 • Density 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Website http://www.tebingtinggikota.go.id/
Tebing Tinggi Deli or more commonly simply Tebing Tinggi is a chartered city (kota) near the eastern coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 31 km² and a population at the 2010 National Census of 145,180. It is surrounded by Serdang Bedagai Regency, which has a kecamatan (district) bordering the city named Tebing Tinggi as well.

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Geography

According to the Agency for Information and Communication Data North Sumatra, Tebing Tinggi is one of the municipality of 33 districts / municipalities in North Sumatra which is located around 80 km from Medan (capital of North Sumatra Province) and it is located on the across of Trans-Sumatran Highway, which connects East Coast Highway; Tanjung Balai, Rantau Prapat and Central Sumatra Highway; Pematangsiantar, Parapat, and Balige.

Administrative divisions

The city is divided administratively into five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:[1]
Name Population
Census 2010[1]
Padang Hulu
(Upstream Padang)
26,714
Tebing Tinggi Kota
(Tebing Tinggi Town)
24,040
Rambutan 31,371
Bajenis 33,072
Padang Hilir
(Downstream Padang)
30,051

Demograpics

Majority of the residents of Tebing Tinggi is occupied by Malays (70%), Batak (11%) and Chinese (8%) meanwhile Javanese, Mandailing, Indian and other ethnics are known as ethnic minorities. The City's religion predominantly are Islam, followed by Christian and Buddhist and other religion.
  1. Sumatra

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    For other uses, see Sumatra (disambiguation).
    Sumatra
    Sumatra Topography.png
    Topography of Sumatra
    LocationSumatra.svg
    Geography
    Location Southeast Asia
    Coordinates 00°N 102°ECoordinates: 00°N 102°E
    Archipelago Greater Sunda Islands
    Area 473,481 km2 (182,812 sq mi)
    Highest elevation 3,805 m (12,484 ft)
    Highest point Kerinci
    Country
    Indonesia
    Provinces Aceh, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, Riau, West Sumatra, South Sumatra, North Sumatra
    Demographics
    Density 104.74 /km2 (271.28 /sq mi)
    Ethnic groups Acehnese, Batak, Minangkabau, Malay, Tionghoa
    Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera) is an island in western Indonesia and part of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island that is entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are shared between Indonesia and other countries) and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (including adjacent islands such as the Riau Islands and Bangga Belitung Islands).
    Sumatra is an elongated landmass spanning a diagonal northwest-southeast axis. The Indian Ocean borders the west, northwest, and southwest sides of Sumatra with the island chain of Simeulue, Nias and Mentawai bordering the southwestern coast. On the northeast side the narrow Strait of Malacca separates the island from the Malay Peninsula, an extension of the Eurasian continent. On the southeast the narrow Sunda Strait separates Sumatra from Java. The northern tip of Sumatra borders the Andaman Islands, while on the lower eastern side are the islands of Bangka and Belitung, Karimata Strait and the Java Sea. The Bukit Barisan mountains, which contain several active volcanoes, form the backbone of the island, while the northeast sides are outlying lowlands with swamps, mangrove and complex river systems. The equator crosses the island at its center on West Sumatra and Riau provinces. The climate of the island is tropical, hot and humid with lush tropical rain forest once dominating the landscape.
    Sumatra has a wide range of plant and animal species but has lost almost 50% of its tropical rainforest in the last 35 years, and many species are critically endangered such as the Sumatran Ground-cuckoo, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant, Sumatran rhinoceros, and Sumatran orangutan. Deforestation on the island has also resulted in serious haze over neighbouring countries, such as the 2013 Southeast Asian haze causing considerable tensions with affected countries such as Singapore and Malaysia.[1]

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    Etymology

    Sumatra was known in ancient times by the Sanskrit names of Swarnadwīpa ("Island of Gold") and Swarnabhūmi ("Land of Gold"), because of the gold deposits of the island's highland.[2] The first word mentioning the name of Sumatra was the name of Srivijayan Haji (king) Sumatrabhumi ("King of the land of Sumatra"),[3] who sent an envoy to China in 1017. Arab geographers referred to the island as Lamri (Lamuri, Lambri or Ramni) in the tenth through thirteenth centuries, in reference to a kingdom near modern day Banda Aceh which was the first landfall for traders.
    Late in the 14th century the name Sumatra became popular in reference to the kingdom of Samudra Pasai, which was a rising power until it was replaced by Sultanate of Aceh. Sultan Alauddin Shah of Aceh, on letters written in 1602 addressed to Queen Elizabeth I of England, referred to himself as "king of Aceh and Samudra".[4] The word itself is from Sanskrit "Samudra", (समुद्र), meaning "gathering together of waters, sea or ocean".[5]
    European writers in the 19th century found that the indigenous inhabitants did not have a name for the island.[6]

    History

    Historical population
    Year Pop. ±%
    1971 20,808,148 —    
    1980 28,016,160 +34.6%
    1990 36,506,703 +30.3%
    1995 40,830,334 +11.8%
    2000 42,616,164 +4.4%
    2005 45,839,041 +7.6%
    2010 50,613,947 +10.4%
    sources:[7]
    The Melayu Kingdom was absorbed by Srivijaya.[8]:79–80
    Srivijaya was a Buddhist monarchy centred in what is now Palembang. Dominating the region through trade and conquest throughout the 7th to 9th centuries, the empire helped spread the Malay culture throughout Nusantara. The empire was a thalassocracy or maritime power that extended its influence from island to island. Palembang was a center for scholarly learning, and it was there the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim I Ching studied Sanskrit in 671 CE before departing for India. On his journey to China, he spent four years in Palembang translating Buddhist texts and writing two manuscripts.
    Batak warriors, 1870
    Srivijayan influence waned in the 11th century after it was defeated by the Chola Empire of southern India. At the same time, Islam made its way to Sumatra through Arabs and Indian traders in the 6th and 7th centuries AD.[9] By the late 13th century, the monarch of the Samudra kingdom had converted to Islam. Marco Polo visited the island in 1292, and Ibn Battuta visited twice during 1345–1346. Samudra was succeeded by the powerful Aceh Sultanate, which survived to the 20th century. With the coming of the Dutch, the many Sumatran princely states gradually fell under their control. Aceh, in the north, was the major obstacle, as the Dutch were involved in the long and costly Aceh War (1873–1903).
    Sumatra came under the control of the Dutch East Indies and became a major producer of pepper, rubber, and oil. In the early and mid-twentieth century, Sumatran academics and leaders were important figures in Indonesia's independence movements, such as: Mohammad Hatta (the first vice-president) and Sutan Sjahrir (the first prime minister).
    The Free Aceh Movement fought against Indonesian government forces in the Aceh Insurgency from 1976 to 2005.[10] Security crackdowns in 2001 and 2002 resulted in several thousand civilian deaths.[11]
    The Great Sumatran fault (a strike-slip fault), and the Sunda megathrust (a subduction zone), run the entire length of the island along its west coast. On 26 December 2004, the western coast and islands of Sumatra, particularly Aceh province, were struck by a tsunami following the Indian Ocean earthquake. More than 170,000 Indonesians were killed, primarily in Aceh. Other recent earthquakes to strike Sumatra include the 2005 Sumatra Earthquake and the October 2010 Sumatra earthquake.

    Administration

    Traditional house in Nias North Sumatra
    The ten administrative Provinces (provinsi) of Sumatra - including the smaller islands nearby - are listed below with their populations at the 2000 and 2010 Censuses,:[12] Note some 4 million of these residents of Sumatra do not live on the island itself—but on nearby islands administered collectively as "Sumatra". The final two of the provinces below do not have territory on the actual island.
    Name Area (km2) Population
    Census 2000
    Population
    Census 2010
    Population
    Estimate 2014
    Capital
    Aceh 157,956.00 4,073,006 4,486,570 4,731,705 Banda Aceh
    North Sumatra
    (Sumatera Utara)
    72,981.23 11,642,488 12,326,678 13,527,937 Medan
    West Sumatra
    (Sumatera Barat)
    42,012.89 4,248,515 4,845,998 5,098,790 Padang
    Riau 87,023.66 3,907,763 5,543,031 6,359,790 Pekanbaru
    Jambi 50,058.16 2,407,166 3,088,618 3,412,459 Jambi
    South Sumatra
    (Sumatera Selatan)
    91,592.43 6,210,800 7,446,401 7,996,535 Palembang
    Bengkulu 19,919.33 1,455,500 1,713,393 1,828,291 Bengkulu
    Lampung 34,623.80 6,730,751 7,596,115 7,972,246 Bandar Lampung
    Bangka-Belitung
    (Kepulauan Bangka Belitung)
    16,424.14 899,968 1,223,048 1,380,762 Pangkal Pinang
    Riau Islands
    (Kepulauan Riau)
    8,256.10 1,040,207 1,685,698 2,031,895 Tanjung Pinang
    Totals 480,847.74 42,616,164 50,613,947 54,339,256

    Geography

    Map of geological formation of Sumatra island
    The longest axis of the island runs approximately 1,790 km (1,110 mi) northwest–southeast, crossing the equator near the centre. At its widest point, the island spans 435 km (270 mi). The interior of the island is dominated by two geographical regions: the Barisan Mountains in the west and swampy plains in the east. Sumatra is the closest Indonesian island to mainland Asia.
    To the southeast is Java, separated by the Sunda Strait. To the north is the Malay Peninsula (located on the Asian mainland), separated by the Strait of Malacca. To the east is Borneo, across the Karimata Strait. West of the island is the Indian Ocean.
    The backbone of the island is the Barisan Mountain chain, with the active volcano Mount Kerinci as the highest point at 3,805 m (12,467 ft), located at about the midpoint of the range. The volcanic activity of this region endowed the region with fertile land and beautiful sceneries, for instance around Lake Toba. It also contains deposits of coal and gold. The volcanic activity stems from Sumatra's location on the Pacific Ring of Fire—which is also the reason why Sumatra has had some of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded: in 1797, 1833, 1861, 2004, 2005, and 2007.
    Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra
    To the east, big rivers carry silt from the mountains, forming the vast lowland interspersed by swamps. Even if mostly unsuitable for farming, the area is currently of great economic importance for Indonesia. It produces oil from both above and below the soil – palm oil and petroleum.
    Sumatra is the largest producer of Indonesian coffee. Small-holders grow Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) in the highlands, while Robusta (Coffea canephora) is found in the lowlands. Arabica coffee from the regions of Gayo, Lintong and Sidikilang is typically processed using the Giling Basah (wet hulling) technique, which gives it a heavy body and low acidity.[13]
    Most of Sumatra used to be covered by tropical rainforest, but economic development coupled with corruption and illegal logging has severely threatened its existence. Even designated conservation areas have not been spared from this destruction.
    The island is the world's fifth highest island, and the third highest in the Indonesian archipelago.
    Batang Hari River is the longest river in the island with its source in the Minangkabau Highlands, stretching around 800 kilometres eastward to its estuary in the Jambi lowlands.

    Largest cities

    Medan, the largest city in Sumatra
    Palembang, the second largest city in Sumatra
    Batam, the third largest city in Sumatra
    The largest cities in Sumatra by population, listed by their 2010 census populations,[12] are:
    Rank Capital City province Population
    2010 Census
    City Birthday Area in
    Km 2
    1 Medan North Sumatra 2,109,339 1 July 1590 265.10
    2 Palembang South Sumatra 1,452,840 17 June 683 374.03
    3 Batam Riau Islands 1,153,860 18 December 1829 715.0
    4 Pekanbaru Riau 903,902 23 June 1784 633.01
    5 Bandar Lampung Lampung 879,851 17 June 1682 118.50
    6 Padang West Sumatra 833,584 7 August 1669 694.96
    7 Jambi Jambi 529,118 17 May 1946 205.00
    8 Bengkulu Bengkulu 300,359 18 March 1719 144.52
    9 Dumai Riau 254,332 20 April 1999 2,039.35
    10 Binjai North Sumatra 246,010
    90.24
    11 Pematang Siantar North Sumatra 234,885 24 April 1871 60.52
    12 Banda Aceh Aceh 224,209 22 April 1205 61.36
    13 Lubuklinggau South Sumatra 201,217 17 August 2001 419.80

    Flora and fauna

    Sumatra supports a wide range of vegetation types which are home to a rich variety of species, including 17 endemic genera of plants.[14] Unique species include the Sumatran Pine which dominates the Sumatran tropical pine forests of the higher mountainsides in the north of the island and rainforest plants such as Rafflesia arnoldii (the world's largest individual flower), and the Titan Arum (the world's largest unbranched inflorescence).
    The island is home to 201 mammal species and 580 bird species, such as the Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo. There are 9 endemic mammal species on mainland Sumatra and 14 more endemic to the nearby Mentawai Islands.[14] There are about 300 freshwater fish species in Sumatra.[15]
    The Sumatran Tiger, Sumatran Rhinoceros, Sumatran Elephant, Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo, and Sumatran Orangutan are all Critically Endangered, indicating the highest level of threat to their survival. In October 2008, the Indonesian government announced a plan to protect Sumatra's remaining forests.[16]
    The island includes more than 10 national parks, including 3 which are listed as the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra World Heritage SiteGunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park. The Berbak National Park is one of three national parks in Indonesia listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

    Demographics

    Minangkabau women carrying platters of food to a ceremony
    Sumatra is not particularly densely populated, with just over 100 people per km2 – more than 50 million people in total. Because of its great extent, it is nonetheless the fourth[17] most populous island in the world. The most populous regions include most of North Sumatra and central highlands in West Sumatra, while the major urban centers are Medan and Palembang.

    Ethnic Groups

    The people of Sumatra is multi-lingual, multi-diverse, and multi-religious. There are over 52 languages spoken, all of them belong to Austronesian language family (except Chinese and Indians). Most of these groups share many similar traditions, and the different tongues are closely related. Ethnic Malays dominate most of the eastern coast in the provinces of Riau, Bangka-Belitung, South Sumatra, Riau Islands, northern parts of Lampung and Bengkulu and in the easternmost parts of North Sumatra and Aceh, while people in the southern and central interior speak languages related to Malay, such as Lembak (that speak Col language), Kerinci (that speak Kerinci language) and Minangkabau people (that speak Minangkabau). The highlands of northern Sumatra is inhabited by the Bataknese, the northernmost coast is dominated by the Acehnese, while southernmost coast is dominated by Ethnic Javanese. Chinese and Tamil minorities are present in urban centres.

    Languages

    All Languages of Sumatra belongs to Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian sub-branch of Malayo-Polynesian in which in turn a branch of Austronesian language family. Within Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian, they were divided into several sub-branches that is Chamic (represent by Acehnese in which its closest relatives are languages spoken by Ethnic Chams in Cambodia and Vietnam), Malayic (Malay, Minangkabau and other closely related languages), Northwest Sumatran (Batak languages, Gayo and others), Lampungic (includes Proper Lampung and Komering) and Bornean (represented by Rejang in which its closest linguistic relatives are Bukar Sadong and Land Dayak spoken in West Kalimantan and Sarawak (Malaysia)). Northwest Sumatran and Lampungic branches are endemic to the island. Like all parts of Indonesia, Indonesian (which was based on Riau Malay) is the official language and the main Lingua franca. Although Sumatra has its own local Lingua franca, variants of Malay like Medan Malay and Palembang Malay are popular in North and South Sumatra, especially in urban areas. Minangkabau (Padang dialect) is popular in West Sumatra, some parts of North Sumatra, Bengkulu, Jambi and Riau (especially in Pekanbaru and areas bordered with West Sumatra). While Acehnese are also use as an inter-ethnic communication in some parts of Aceh province.

    Religion

    A majority of people in Sumatra are Muslims (87%), while 10% are Christians, 2% are Buddhist and 1% are Hindu.[18] Most central Bataks are Protestant Christians, a religion introduced by the German Rhenish Missionary Society.

    Rail transport

    Several unconnected railway networks built during Netherlands East Indies exist in Sumatra, such as the ones connecting Banda Aceh-Lhokseumawe-Besitang-Medan-Tebingtinggi-Pematang Siantar-Rantau Prapat in Northern Sumatra (the Banda Aceh-Besitang section was closed in 1971, but is currently being rebuilt).[19] Padang-Solok-Bukittinggi in West Sumatra, and Bandar Lampung-Palembang-Lahat-Lubuk Linggau in Southern Sumatra.

    See also

    References


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  9. Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella, ed. The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.

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