Barus
Barus is a town and kecamatan in Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Historically, Barus was well known as a port town or kingdom on the western coast of Sumatra where it was a regional trade center from around the 7th or earlier until the 17th century.
- Town with 18,300 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 5 metres (16 feet)
- Description: district in Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
- Also known as“Baroes”“Barus District”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kampung Mudik.
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Latitude
2.01026° or 2° 0′ 37″ north
Longitude
98.39977° or 98° 23′ 59″ east
Open location code
6MJW296X+4W
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In Other Languages
From Balinese to Swedish—“Barus” goes by many names.
- Balinese: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
- Cebuano: “Kecamatan Barus”
- Chinese: “巴魯斯”
- Dutch: “Baros”
- Dutch: “Barras”
- Dutch: “Barus”
- French: “Barus”
- German: “Barus”
- Indonesian: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
- Indonesian: “Barus”
- Indonesian: “Kecamatan Barus”
- Irish: “Barus”
- Japanese: “バルス”
- Javanese: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
- Malay: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
- Malay: “Barus”
- Minangkabau: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
- Sundanese: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
- Swedish: “Kecamatan Barus”
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